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How do Americans decide what food to eat? What is more important: quantity or quality, taste or price? MONTANA FARE examines contemporary food culture in rural Montana through the eyes of two women (farmer/rancher Jenny Sabo (Harrison, MT) and Native American tribal elder Minerva Allen (Lodge Pole, MT on the Ft. Belknap Res)) who try to feed their families while living 50 miles from the nearest gr...More

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In part two of 'The Water Carriers', Callie Blackwood, an American engineering student, struggles to bridge the cultural and communication divides between the Montana State University engineers and the Kenyans, and continues to forge her bond with Nina. Will they get the pump installed that will provide clean water for the community? Watch this episode of TERRA to find out....More

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Every year less people choose to take up cigarette smoking and more people quit. That is, with one exception, America's college and university students. Every year, what is becoming an epidemic on college campuses is left unnoticed. Kari Harris, a researcher at the University of Montana, is working to discover the unique situation that starts and keeps college students smoking at abnormal level...More

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In a year of potentially serious outbreaks like the H5N1 strain of bird flu, scientists are speedily unravelling the mechanisms by which diseases spread. According to entomologist Dr. Greg Johnson, the sometimes fatal West Nile virus is spreading through mosquitos. But scientists like Dr. Johnson are not merely standing and watching from the sidelines. This film illustrates how the ancient rules o...More

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