tribal video

Establishing:The same two women from Mendo Lake 1 & 2, unknown festival announcer in the background.

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Named locations:Pyramid Lake, Nixon, NV.
Major themes covered: A panel of women elders discuss Tribal history, Paiute Language, subsistence practices, Pyramid Lake water rights, history of relations between Pyramid Lake Indians and white settlers, Indian medicine, fishing, relations between Indian elders and the younger generation, living conditions of the Pyramid Lake Paiute tribe.
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Individuals? Named?  
Native language spoken: Northern Paiute

Establishing shot: Camera zooming in on an open field with a white storage unit in the center while telephone poles stand to the left, as a child stands in front of a white fence.

Named locations: North American Indian Days Celebration (NAID), Oldman River Regional Planning Commission, Blood Indian Reserve, Alberta, Canada.
Major themes covered: Drum playing, singing, and dancing at the Annual North American Indian Days Celebration.

Establishing shot: Elouise Cobell, Blackfeet Tresurer, sitting in her tribal office speaking to a co-worker

Named locations: Browning, MT; Chewing Blackbones Campground

Major themes covered: The responsibilities of the Blackfeet Treasurer. The land use plans for the Blackfeet Reservation to promote economic development

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Named locations: Lake Mendocino, California State University, East Bay.
Major themes covered:  Native American Senior Day at Mendo Lake; Pomo chanting and dancing; Pomo ceremonial dress; Mendo Lake Pomo Council; Elsie Allen; cultural revitalization within the Pomo community; Nelson Hopper; shamanism; Pomo diet; Pomo subsistence and language; academic interest in Pomo culture and language.
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Named locations: Mendo Lake (Lake Mendocino), Coyote Dam, Ukiah (CA), the Russian River, Coyote Valley, Willits (CA), Redwood Forest.
Major themes covered:  discuss the art and culture of Pomo Indians
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Individuals Named: Elsie Allen, Angie Campbell, Grandma Molly and Grandma Lucy (other names are mentioned but they are barely audible)
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Audible?  silent
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