This one-hour special from the We Shall Remain Radio Project complements the recently aired five-part television special from PBS's American Experience, exploring the Native American perspective on pivotal moments in U.S. history.

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The words thank you sound simple enough, but theres always more to a topic, phrase, or ritual than one might think. Margaret Visser, the author of Much Depends on Dinner, is best known for her books about the history, anthropology and mythology of everyday life. Now shes turned her scholarly eye towards gratitude. The result is a book called The Gift of Thanks: The Roots, Persistence and Paradoxical Meanings of a Social Ritual. This program was produced by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation.

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Last year, Cal-OSHA, the state agency charged with protecting employees from workplace hazards, said more than 400 workers died from job-related injuries in California. In addition, Cal-OSHA identifies thousands of non-fatal injuries each year. On the November edition of KQEDs Health Dialogues, we explore some of the most dangerous sectors of the economy, including agriculture, construction and manufacturing. How effective is Cal-OSHA in enforcing the law, and what rights do all workers have in our state?

The U.S. is facing a dramatic demographic challenge. Young Latinos are the fastest-growing segment of the population, and they are the least likely to go to college. Experts say the future of the American economy is at stake, because higher education is essential in the 21st century economy. This documentary tells the story of Latino students working towards a college degree -- and why it's so hard for them to get what they want.
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The U.S. is facing a dramatic demographic challenge. Young Latinos are the fastest-growing segment of the population, and they are the least likely to go to college. Experts say the future of the American economy is at stake, because higher education is essential in the 21st century economy. This documentary tells the story of Latino students working towards a college degree -- and why its so hard for them to get what they want.
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In 1969, the pioneer N. Scott Momaday won the Pulitzer Prize for his novel House Made of Dawn. With his 1969 book, The Way to Rainy Mountain, about Kiowa history and traditions, he showed how a writer could bring an oral literary tradition to the printed page. The following decade continued the development of American Indian and Alaska-Native literature. Fiction, poetry, songs, essays and news articles form a body of work that reflects tribal tales and traditions, as well as issues of concern to the American Indian and Alaska-Native communities. The program talks with three writers and teachers about how their tribal traditions influence their work. Ofelia Zepeda, winner of a 1999 MacArthur Fellowship, shares the poetry that she writes both in English and her tribal language, O'odham. Robert Warrior takes listeners back to the 19th century for a look at the written 1881 constitution of the Osage nation and the oral version of the nation's origins. And Jean Breinig reads and talks about writings from her tribe, the Haida, in Alaska.
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