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Circle of the sun
- Title
- Circle of the sun [videorecording]
- Publication
- 1960.
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- Additional Authors
- Low, Colin.
- Description
- 1 videocassette (U-matic, NTSC) (31 min.) : sd., col.; 3/4 in.
- Summary
- Documentary about the Blood Indians, members of the Blackfoot confederacy, of southwestern Alberta, Canada. Most of the documentary is narrated by Pete Standing Alone, a young Blood Indian, who contrasts the tribe's vanishing traditions with their new way of life. Of special interest to dancers is the footage of traditional dances, including the sun, hoop, and grass dances, religious ceremonies, drumming, singing, and regalia.
- Subjects
- Genre/Form
- Documentaries and factual films and programs.
- Note
- Produced by the National Film Board of Canada. Writer/director: Colin Low. Commentary: Stanley Jackson. Music: Eldon Rathbone.
- Call Number
- *MGZIC 9-3487
- OCLC
- NYPY926071565-F
- Title
- Circle of the sun [videorecording]
- Imprint
- 1960.
- Local Subject
- Motion pictures. Circle of the sun.
- Local Subject
- Indians of North America -- Canada -- Rites and ceremonies.
- Local Subject
- Hoop dances.
- Added Author
- Low, Colin. Director. Author
- Research Call Number
- *MGZIC 9-3487