Up Heartbreak Hill

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Summary: Thomas and Tamara are track stars at their rural New Mexico high school. Like many teenagers, they are torn between the lure of brighter futures elsewhere and the ties that bind them to home. For these teens, however, home is an impoverished town on the Navajo reservation, and leaving means separating from family, tradition and the land that has been theirs for generations. Take a moving look at a new generation of Americans struggling to be both Native and modern.

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Physical Description: 1 streaming video file (82 min.) : sd., col.
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electronic resource (video)
Publisher: New York, N.Y. : Films Media Group, [2014], c2012.

Content descriptions

General Note:	Encoded with permission for digital streaming by Films Media Group on August 26, 2014. CatMonthString:october.14 Films on Demand is distributed by Films Media Group for Films for the Humanities & Sciences, Cambridge Educational, Meridian Education, and Shopware. Multi-User.
Formatted Contents Note:	Navajo Runner (1:53) -- Navaho Pine High School (1:34) -- Reservation Life (1:25) -- Navajo Track Hopeful (2:49) -- Native American Stereotypes (1:24) -- Navajo Photographer (2:22) -- Navajo Running Culture (1:54) -- Heartbreak Track Meet (1:47) -- Western Education (1:16) -- Family Reunification (3:18) -- Reservation Education Challenges (2:50) -- Reservation Substance Abuse (1:39) -- Navajo College Fair (1:41) -- Family Responsibilities (2:23) -- Birthday Prayers (1:42) -- State Qualifying Race (2:31) -- Navajo Teen Dating (2:02) -- Campus Tour (2:14) -- College Recruitment (2:13) -- Losing Navajo Culture (2:04) -- Behavioral Issues (5:46) -- State Track Championships (2:27) -- Ganging Up (1:45) -- Problems at Home (1:45) -- Breaking Away (3:22) -- Navajo Pine Senior Banquet (2:26) -- Self-Doubt (1:37) -- Pursuing a Dream (3:07) -- Navajo Family Meeting (1:58) -- Navajo Track Champion (4:05) -- Leaving the Reservation (2:40) -- Staying on the Reservation (1:59) -- Navajo Pine Graduation (4:53) -- New Navajo Generation (1:08) -- Credits: Up Heartbreak Hill (1:21)
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Creation/Production Credits Note:	A film by Erica Scharf.
Target Audience Note:	9 & up.
System Details Note:	Mode of access: Internet. System requirements: FOD playback platform.
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Language Note:	Closed-captioned.
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