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Major themes covered: (Northwestern Alaska): from The World and Its People series Produced by Louis de Rochemont
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Audible? silent
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Major themes covered: essential summer activities Inuit groups that live apart from settlements in Canada and USA
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Audible? silent
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Major themes covered: Eskimo of Nunivak Island
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Establishing shot: The Everglades
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Major themes covered: profiles the lives of Seminoles living in the swamps of Southern Florida—from the Primitive Peoples series of film shorts issued by the P. Lorillard tobacco company
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Establishing shot: Navajo riders on horse back
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Major themes covered: portrait of tribal social life and courtship ritual
Native activities shown: Daily life; Rug weaving; Social life; Courtship; Wedding customs. Sheepherding; Preparing food; Harvesting corn; Carding and spinning wool; Rug weaving; Trading for silverwork; Attending social dances; Constructing a hogan; Attending a wedding ceremony; Preparing a feast; Getting married
Establishing shot: view of Monument Valley, in the distance
Named locations: Arizona; Monument Valley; Colorado River; New Mexico.
Major themes covered: Silent film shows the world of the Navajo Indians in Northern Arizona, their work and leisure, children and adults
Native activities shown: Riding a burro; Displaying jewelry; Posing for the camera; Preparing a cradleboard; Planting crops; Grinding corn; Preparing food; Eating a meal; Silversmithing.
Establishing Shot: An extreme wide shot of a desert landscape; canyon walls can be seen in the background, while two people, one on horseback, tend to a flock of sheep (00:00:28).
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Major themes covered: profile of Navajo social life and culture.