In this companion piece to the documentary film We Still Live Here - As Nutayunean, Wampanoag tribal members discuss how their multicultural heritage both complicates and enriches their identities as Native American people.

Martha's Vineyard has long been known as Aquinnah -- or "the end of the island" -- in Wampanoag. Thanks to the efforts of Jessie Little Doe and her colleagues, tribal members are now able to sing songs in their original language.

Through special learning camps, the Wampanoag are helping each other to recover their triabl language, stories, and connection to one another. They have realized that a language is not just words: it's a culture, tradition, and what creates what a community is.

We Still Live Here - As Nutayunean tells the remarkable story of the recent cultural and linguistic revival of the Wampanoag tribe of Southeastern Massachusetts. Their ancestors ensured the survival of the Pilgrims -- and lived to regret it. Now they are bringing their language home again.

Aneta Brodski and her classmates at the Lexington School for the Deaf discuss what they love -- and what they hate -- about being deaf. While her best friend, Shiran, loves the culture and expressiveness of ASL, Aneta has apprehensions about what she will face after graduating from school and whether she will fit in among hearing people.

During her senior year at the Lexington School for the Deaf, Aneta Brodski, an Israeli immigrant, begins collaborating with Palestinian spoken word poet Tahani Salah.

Deaf Jam is the story of Aneta Brodski's discovery of American Sign Language Poetry while a student at the Lexington School for the Deaf in Queens, NY. Her enthusiasm and strong character lead her to embrace the performance form, and step into the established slam poetry scene.

Aneta Brodski and her classmates perform in their first ASL Poetry Performance at Lexington School for the Deaf. Aneta wows everyone with an animated description of her own conception and birth.

Trish Irons, Fred Fay's companion for 29 years, talks about their shared passions ... and passionate relationship. Fred Fay survived a devastating spinal cord injury when he was only 16, and turned his misfortune into a movement for equality, spearheading the disability rights movement and changing the face of American society. He passed away on August 20, 2011.

Fred Fay survived a devastating spinal cord injury when he was only 16, and turned his misfortune into a movement for equality. With a small group of dedicated activists, he spearheaded the disability rights movement and changed the face of American society.

From their big toes, affection for animals, and, of course, their eyebrows, the offspring of Donor 150 were amazed to discover what they had in common both in their appearances and personalities, raising intriguing questions about our understanding of parenthood and the strange power of our genetic connections.

With his dog as a co-pilot, Jeffrey sets out to seize the day. However, when his camper breaks down, he shifts gears to meditate on the meaning of life, though his mechanic friend has a less optimistic take on the world.

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JoEllen Marsh is 20 years old, and has never met her father. As she goes in search of her paternity, her path to Donor 150 becomes an exploration into identity and the complex permutations of family.

When one girl discovered a unique online registry that connects donor-conceived children, she managed to track down a half-sister in New York. The New York Times picked up the story and, over time, 12 more half-siblings emerged across the United States.

The Emmy Award-winning PBS series Independent Lens is proud to announce that the multi-award winning actress Mary-Louise Parker will host the upcoming tenth anniversary season, premiering on Thursday, October 13, 2011 at 10 PM (check local listings). Parker, the star of the acclaimed Showtime series Weeds, is the latest in the distinguished company of Independent Lens hosts.

Isaac Solotaroff has worked as a documentary producer and editor since 1998. His work has been nominated for an Emmy Award and received a special commendation from the Academy of Motion Pictures, Arts and Sciences.

In 10 years, Independent Lens has brought more than 275 films to PBS. The stories and storytellers we continue to champion make the series the most diverse on television. Our goal is to help viewers better understand today's complex world by taking them to places they wouldn't otherwise see, and encounter people they wouldn't otherwise meet.

When a Kuwaiti psychologist launches a comic series based on the 99 virtues of Allah, he runs up against suspicion from Muslims and the harsh realities of the global marketplace.

Naif Al-Mutawa, the creator of The 99, describes reading about a Palestinian businessman who published a sticker book called the Intifada Album that extolled the virtues of suicide bombers. He would cite this as an example to potential funders for his own project, explaining that Muslim children needed new heroes.