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The Seven Generation River

A production of Detroit Public Television. A presentation of Vision Maker Media.

In a time when America’s natural resources are caught in the crossfire of deep divisions between Americans, the Pokagon Band of the Potawatomi Indians from the southwest corner of the Great Lakes might hold the key to healing our divisions, healing nature and healing ourselves.

For the Pokagon, water is sacred. They are intimately tied to the lakes, rivers and streams that run through tribal lands. When the Federal government recognized the Pokagon as a sovereign tribal nation, the tribe launched a series of cultural preservation and environmental restoration efforts. The Pokagon are leading a major cultural preservation and environmental restoration effort in order to pave the way for the next seven generations.

Watch THE SEVEN GENERATION RIVER and a whole collection of films as part of Native American Heritage Month. Join the conversation with us on social media using the hashtag #MyHomeIsHere.