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Film
The Art of Weaving

Homesteader Jessica Green shares the deeply rooted tradition of weaving and artisanship in Appalachia.

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Film
The Canoe Maker

Master carver Joe Martin, one of the few traditional craftsmen left, makes dugout canoes used by his people, the Pacific Northwest Nuu-chah-nulth First Nations.

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High School
Grade Level: 9-12
Do We Have a Right to Clean Water?
High School
Grade Level: 9-12
Relocating Residents: The Impact of Housing on Community
High School
Grade Level: 9-12
A Day in the Life
High School
Grade Level: 9-12
The Power to Persevere
High School
Grade Level: 9-12
Citizen Photojournalism
Film
Amar

Follow a 14-year-old boy from Jamshedpur, a major industrialized city in Eastern India, during his daily routine.

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Film
Making it in America

A Salvadoran immigrant strives to build a future for her family in America after fleeing the Salvadoran Civil War as a teenager.

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Photo Essay
The Geography of Poverty

Learn about poverty throughout California’s Central Valley with images, geolocation, and poverty data.

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High School
Grade Level: 9-12
Deconstructing Consumerism
High School
Grade Level: 9-12
Passionate Pursuits
Film
The Last Ice Merchant

Baltazar Ushca is the last ice merchant to harvest glacial ice from Ecuador's Mount Chimborazo.

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Photo Essay
The Beauty of Craft

Explore the creative process with master artists and craftspeople in the San Francisco Bay Area. 

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