Our lives in our hands - Carter, Karen (Documentary Educational Resources, 1986)
Previously released on DVD.. - Title from resource description page (viewed Dec. 23, 2010). - Recorded in Maine
Our Lives In Our Hands examines the traditional Native American craft of split ash basketmaking as a means of economic and cultural survival for Aroostook Micmac Indians of northern Maine. This documentary of rural off-reservation Indian artisans aims to break down stereotypical images