TY  - ADVS
AU  - Kelly,Tim
AU  - Soap,Charlie
ED  - Kamama Films  (Firm),
ED  - Kanopy (Firm),
TI  - The Cherokee Word for Water
PY  - 2013///
PB  - Kamama Films
KW  - Motion pictures
KW  - Race relations
KW  - Independent Film
KW  - Feature films.
KW  - lcgft
N1  - Title from title frames; playlist; In Process Record; Kimberly Guerrero, Mo Brings Plenty, Steve Reevis, Darryl Tonemah, Zahn McClarnon, Deanna Dunagan, Wilma Mankiller, Gloria Steinem, Kristian Kiehl, Charlie Soap; Originally produced by Kamama Films  in 2013
N2  - Based on the true story of the Bell Waterline Project, THE CHEROKEE WORD FOR WATER shares the struggle for, opposition to, and ultimate success of a rural Cherokee community to bring running water to their families by using the traditional concept of “gadugi “– working together to solve a problem.. Set in the early 1980s, the film begins in the homes of a small town in rural Oklahoma where many houses lack running water and others are little more than shacks. Told from the perspective of Wilma Mankiller and full-blood Cherokee organizer Charlie Soap, these leaders join forces to battle opposition and build a 16-mile waterline system using a community of volunteers.. In the process, they inspire the townspeople to trust each other, to trust their way of thinking, and to spark a reawakening of the universal indigenous values of reciprocity and interconnectedness. This project also inspired a self-help movement in Indian Country that continues to this day. The movie is dedicated to Wilma Mankiller's vision, compassion and incredible grace
UR  - https://tus.kanopy.com/node/523676
UR  - https://www.kanopy.com/node/523676/external-image
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