| Description |
1 online resource (streaming video file) (57 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound |
| Playing Time |
005651 |
| Note |
Title from title frames. |
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Film |
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In Process Record. |
| Event |
Originally produced by Women Make Movies in 2011. |
| Summary |
APACHE 8 is the story of the courageous all-female Apache 8 firefighting unit which has protected their reservation and responded to wildfires around the nation for 30 years. This group, which recently became co-ed, earned the reputation of being fierce, loyal and dependable-and tougher than their male colleagues. Despite facing gender stereotypes and the problems that come with life on the impoverished reservation, the women became known as some of the country's most elite firefighters. From director Sande Zeig and executive producer Heather Rae (CHEROKEE), APACHE 8 combines archival footage and present-day interviews. The film focuses on four women from different generations of Apache 8 crewmembers who speak tenderly and often humorously of hardship, loss, family, community and pride in being a firefighter. The women are separated from their families, face tribe initiation, and struggle to make a living in a community ravaged by unemployment and substance abuse. But while the women may have initially set out to try and earn a living in their economically challenged community, they quickly discover an inner strength and resilience that speaks to their traditions and beliefs as Native women. |
| System Details |
Mode of access: World Wide Web. |
| Language |
In English,Apache |
| Subject |
Documentary-style films.
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Gender identity.
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| Genre/Form |
Documentary films.
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| Added Author |
Zeig, Sande, filmmaker.
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Women Make Movies (Firm) Distributor.
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Kanopy (Firm) Distributor.
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| Music No. |
3288409 Kanopy |
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