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Major themes covered: Cherokee teams in North Carolina play stickball game from which lacrosse came
Native activities shown:
Individuals? Named?
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Audible? silent
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The 1976 Smithsonian Festival of American Folklife videos were made as part of the Bi-Centennial Commemorations.
The 1976 Smithsonian Festival of American Folklife videos were made as part of the Bi-Centennial Commemorations.
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Major themes covered: the Sky family explains the lacrosse stick, how it is made and how it is used
Native activities shown:
Individuals? Named?
Native language spoken:
Audible?
Noteworthy elements:
Other notes:
The 1976 Smithsonian Festival of American Folklife videos were made as part of the Bi-Centennial Commemorations.
Establishing shot:
Named locations:
Major themes covered: the sport of lacrosse is explained and demonstrated
Native activities shown:
Individuals? Named?
Native language spoken:
Audible?
Noteworthy elements:
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NOTE: This film contains demeaning and condescending language that is a product of the historical period of its creation. These attitudes are not endorsed by AIFG.
The film Real Americans uses multiple references to Native Americans in the past tense via the narration. Jean O’Brien, in Firsting and Lasting: Writing Indians Out of Existence in New England (2010), discusses similar techniques used by non-Native authors of local historical texts of the 1800’s to relegate the “Indian” to the past.