Spirits of the Present: The Legacy from Native America - "Through Carib Eyes, The Columbus Encounter in the Caribbean" & "Responding to the Quincentennial"

Programs & Series | Midday | Types | Interviews | Documentaries | Special Collections | Native People: A Focus | Topics | History |
April 6, 1992
Tantoo Cardinal - Host, Irvince Auguiste - Interviewee, José Juan Arrom - Interviewee, Domingo Hernandez - Interviewee, Retha Walden Gambaro - Interviewee, Armstrong Wiggins - Interviewee, Daniel Inouye - Interviewee, Oren Lyons - Interviewee, Joseph Bruchac - Interviewee, Lisa Mayo - Interviewee, Peggy Berryhill - Coordinating Producer, Tonya Gonnella Frichner - Interviewee, Wesley Horner - Executive Producer, John Tyler - Technical Director, Buffy Sainte-Marie - Composer, Unknown - Interviewee, Producer, and Speaker, Alex van Oss - Producer, Jose Barreiro - Interviewee
Listen: Through Carib Eyes: The Columbus Encounter in the Caribbean / Responding to the Quincentennial
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Midday program presents two documentaries - Through Carib Eyes, The Columbus Encounter in the Caribbean, looks at the perceptions of Carib and Taino Indians whose ancestors encountered Columbus; and Responding to the Quincentennial, a mosaic of Indian views on the Columbus Quincentenary.

Through Carib Eyes, The Columbus Encounter in the Caribbean, producer unknown.

Responding to the Quincentennial was produced by Alex van Oss.

The documentaries are part of Spirits of the Present: The Legacy from Native America, a documentary series from field recordings which examines the diverse cultures of Native America. They examine the life of today's Indians; their wisdom and humor, art and music, economics, education, religion, and politics. The 13 half-hour programs are a co-production of Radio Smithsonian Institution in Washington, DC and the Native American Public Broadcasting Consortium in Lincoln, Nebraska. It is distributed nationwide by American Public Radio (APR).

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