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Indigenous Histories Migration

Three Songs

20227 minPGdoc-short

American Indian women perform three songs in their mother tongues, reflecting on the Navajo Long Walk, the Trail of Tears, and Seminole removal.

Indigenous Histories Migration

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American Indian women perform three songs in their mother tongues, reflecting on the Navajo Long Walk, the Trail of Tears, and Seminole removal.

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American Indian women sing in their mother tongues, recounting the history of their tribes through three songs. These performances reflect on significant events such as the Navajo Long Walk, the Trail of Tears, and the removal of the Seminole people from their homelands. Accompanied only by a snare drum, the songs serve as a sonic testimony to shared survival and healing. The series, lasting seven minutes, captures the present, past, and future of landscapes marked by conflict and displacement.

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