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Wisconsin powwow

Title
Wisconsin powwow [videorecording] / produced by the Center for Folklife Programs and Cultural Studies, and Smithsonian Productions, Smithsonian Institution ; a film by Thomas Vennum, Jr. and John Paulson.
Publication
Washington, D.C. : Smithsonian/Folkways Recordings, c1996.

Details

Additional Authors
  • Vennum, Thomas.
  • Paulson, John.
  • Smithsonian Institution. Center for Folklife Programs and Cultural Studies.
  • Smithsonian/Folkways Recordings.
  • DHCA.
Description
1 videocassette (42 min.) : sd., col. NTSC; 1/2 in. (VHS)
Summary
Documentary on the powwow experience, beginning with arrival at the site, setting up camp, donning regalia and participating in various activities (dancing, music-making, eating, selling and shopping for handicrafts and other items). Powwow participants, speaking in on-camera interviews and voiceovers, provide general information about powwows, and share personal experiences and observations. Dance sequences include a grand entry, including dancers dressed for the men's traditional dance, grass dance, women's traditional dance, jingle dress dance, fancy dance, and shawl dance ; the "sneak-up" dance ; and intertribal dancing. Musicians discuss songs and drumming, and their significance in Native American culture.
Subjects
Genre/Form
  • Dance.
  • Video.
Note
  • Issued as part of a two-cassette set. For the other cassette, see *MGZIA 4-3581 Naamikaaged.
  • For accompanying booklet with notes by ethnomusicologist Thomas Vennum, Jr., see *MGZR Powwows [clippings]. The booklet also contains information on Naamikaaged.
Event (note)
  • Filmed at Bad River Powwow, Lac du Flambeau Reservation, in July 1995 ; Honor the Earth Powwow, Lac Court Oreilles Reservation, in July 1993 ; Manoomin (Wild Rice) Powwow, Bad River Reservation, in August 1992.
Call Number
*MGZIA 4-3488
OCLC
  • 39623664
  • NYPY99-F884
Title
Wisconsin powwow [videorecording] / produced by the Center for Folklife Programs and Cultural Studies, and Smithsonian Productions, Smithsonian Institution ; a film by Thomas Vennum, Jr. and John Paulson.
Imprint
Washington, D.C. : Smithsonian/Folkways Recordings, c1996.
Country of Producing Entity
U.S.
Event
Filmed at Bad River Powwow, Lac du Flambeau Reservation, in July 1995 ; Honor the Earth Powwow, Lac Court Oreilles Reservation, in July 1993 ; Manoomin (Wild Rice) Powwow, Bad River Reservation, in August 1992.
Local Subject
Powwow dances.
Added Author
Vennum, Thomas.
Paulson, John.
Smithsonian Institution. Center for Folklife Programs and Cultural Studies.
Smithsonian/Folkways Recordings.
DHCA.
Research Call Number
*MGZIA 4-3488
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