Detroit Public Television is pleased to salute Native American Heritage Month, November 1-30, 2005 with several special programs.

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Film Festival "Dances with Wolves"
Friday, 11/4 from 9 p.m.-12 a.m. ET and Saturday, 11/5 from 12:45-4 a.m. ET
Lt. John Dunbar is dubbed a hero after he accidentally leads Union troops to a victory during the Civil War. He requests a position on the western frontier, but finds it deserted. He soon finds out he is not alone when he meets a wolf he dubs "Two-socks" and a curious Indian tribe.

A Tattoo on My Heart: The Warriors of Wounded Knee 1973
Sunday, 11/6 from 11:30 p.m. -12:30 a.m. ET
By the early 1970s, racism and violence against American Indians, as well as the corruption and repression of traditional people, had left many desperate. In response, American Indian leaders staged a protest at the symbolic site of the 1890 massacre at Wounded Knee, where nearly 300 unarmed Lakota men, women and children were killed.

Indian Casinos: What's Next?
Tuesday, 11/8 from 5-6 a.m. ET and Sunday, 11/13 from 12:30-1:30 a.m. ET
National Indian gaming experts discuss the future of the business during a televised Town Hall meeting at the Nebraska Educational Telecommunications (NET) studios before a live audience.

Great American Foot Race
Tuesday, 11/15 from 5-6 a.m. ET
In 1928, Andy Payne, a 20-year-old Cherokee, won the Great American Footrace - the longest footrace in history, stretching 3,422 miles along Route 66, from Los Angeles to New York. Andy's story is remarkable because it reveals an ordinary Native American who triumphed not because of mystical power, but because he believed in himself.

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