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Waćipi PowWow

Title
Waćipi PowWow [videorecording] / produced by KTCA ; produced and directed by Barbara Wiener.
Publication
St. Paul, Minn. : KTCA/Video, Twin Cities Public Television, Inc., c1995.

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Additional Authors
  • Wiener, Barbara.
  • Hauser, Rick.
  • KTCA-TV (Television station : Saint Paul, Minn.)
  • DHCA.
Description
1 videocassette (56 min.) : sd., col. NTSC; 1/2 in. (VHS)
Summary
Documentary on the powwow, told in the words of Native Americans from various tribes. They describe the origins, significance and symbolism of the powwow's various components and accoutrements (the grand entry, drumming and songs, regalia, dances). Related topics include traditional views on the role of the warrior, generosity and giving, children, sobriety, and marriage, as well as a broader examination of the place of Native Americans and their culture in contemporary American society. The dances depicted and described are the men's traditional dance, women's traditional dance, grass dance, jingle dress dance, fancy shawl dance, and men's fancy dance.
Series Statement
Minnesota Centuries Video Series
Subject
  • Powwows > Minnesota
  • Mdewakanton Indians
  • Indians of North America > Minnesota
  • Indians of North America > Music
  • Indian dance > Minnesota
  • Grass dance (Dance)
  • Jingle dress dance
  • Fancy shawl dance
  • Fancy dance
  • Drummers (Musicians)
Genre/Form
  • Dance.
  • Documentaries and factual films and programs.
  • Video.
Note
  • For accompanying curriculum guide, see: *MGS (Indian-American) 99-8046.
Credits (note)
  • Associate producer, Erika Herrmann ; executive producer, Rick Hauser ; director of photography, Robert Hutchings.
Event (note)
  • Primary footage taped at the 1994 Shakopee Mdewakanton Dakota Community Powwow, Prior Lake, Minn.
Call Number
*MGZIA 4-3490
OCLC
NYPY99-F1080
Title
Waćipi PowWow [videorecording] / produced by KTCA ; produced and directed by Barbara Wiener.
Imprint
St. Paul, Minn. : KTCA/Video, Twin Cities Public Television, Inc., c1995.
Country of Producing Entity
U.S.
Series
Minnesota Centuries Video Series
Event
Primary footage taped at the 1994 Shakopee Mdewakanton Dakota Community Powwow, Prior Lake, Minn.
Credits
Associate producer, Erika Herrmann ; executive producer, Rick Hauser ; director of photography, Robert Hutchings.
Local Subject
Powwow dances.
Added Author
Wiener, Barbara. Producer. Director
Hauser, Rick. Producer
KTCA-TV (Television station : Saint Paul, Minn.)
DHCA.
Research Call Number
*MGZIA 4-3490
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