Handicraft

Nathan Jackson

Named locations: Anchorage, Sitka, Juneau, Ketchikan, British Columbia, Seattle, Washington DC

Major themes covered:  The meaning of totem poles in southeastern Alaskan cultures; contemporary native art and its relationship to traditional native art and practices

All Tribes American Indian Center, Chicago

Establishing shot: Chicago Skyline
Named locations: Near Northside Chicago, near LaSalle and Kinsey
Major themes covered: spotlights the All-Tribes American Indian Center, a result of the Department of the Interior's 1951 relocation program to resettle rurals Indians in urban centers. (See also The Exiles).  Narrator claims more than 40 tribes represented.
Native activities shown:  
Individuals Named:  Benjamin Bearskin (Winnebago/ Sioux), Eli Paulus (Oneida)