The 1976 Smithsonian Festival of American Folklife videos were made as part of the Bi-Centennial Commemorations.
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Major themes covered: Audrey Pawis explains the art of Making quill pens
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The 1976 Smithsonian Festival of American Folklife videos were made as part of the Bi-Centennial Commemorations.
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Major themes covered: Audrey Pawis explains the art of Making quill pens
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Other notes: Note Nov. 29th: looking for film 206; does not appear to be processed. emailed Veronica about it
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Major themes covered: glamour shots, bead worker, leather craft, gardening
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Establishing shot: Manager of the Lower Sioux Pottery, standing behind the counter of the shop in front of the work made at the pottery
Named locations: Lower Sioux Indian Pottery, Pipestone, Bishop Whipple Mission, The Quarry, Washington D.C., Thunderbird Motel in Minneapolis, Minnesota State University, Mankato, Minnesota River Valley, Institute of American Indian Arts (IAIA), Santa Fe NM
Establishing shot: Rita Good Thunder standing in the Lower Sioux Pottery holding a ball of Minnesota clay on the Lower Sioux Indian Community reservation in Minnesota.
Named locations: Lower Sioux Pottery, Lower Sioux Indian Community reservation, Morton Minnesota, Bloomington Minnesota, Berkeley California, St Cornelius Bishop Whipple Mission Chapel, Olivia Minnesota, Institute of American Indian Arts (IAIA), Santa Fe NM, Little Big Horn Big Horn County Montana
Establishing shot: Blackfeet elder Leo Bull Shoe gives instruction on how to measure and cut a drumhead from cow hide.
Named locations:Blackfeet Boarding School in Browning, MT
Establishing shot: A girl hand-stitching a canvas Tipi pattern
Named locations: Browning, MT
Major themes covered: Blackfeet elder and artist Leo Bull Shoe, crafts a hexagonal hand drum from wood and cow hide.
Native activities shown: Native American Arts & Crafts
Individuals Named: Leo Bull Shoe
Native language spoken: Blackfeet word for “drum” is toh-gee-mah, which roughly translates to ‘sound.’
Establishing shot: Men sitting in a car parked in front of a town building waving at the camera.
Named locations: Blackfeet Community Pre-School Special Education class (once a week), Piegan Street in Browning, MT, The Blackfeet Crafts Association, Heart Butte, Sarcee Indian Reserve.
Major themes covered: children—Blackfeet Crafts Association—tipi designer—rodeo. This video highlights the Blackfeet Crafts Association, which strived for economic independence through the sale of authentic American Indian arts and crafts.
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Major themes covered: craft activities of the Inuit of Baffin Island
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Other notes: Consultant Robert Flaherty