Indian Dances Home Movie
Director:
unknown
Writer:
unknown
Producer:
unknown
Narrator:
No narration, silent film
Run Time:
0:11:54
Sponsor:
unknown
Establishing shot: Six men standing together, in chief feathers, talking amongst each other.
Named locations: Tesuque Pueblo (in opening credit); Taos Pueblo (in opening credit); Gallup, New Mexico (in advertisement).
Major themes covered: Competition-style Native American Pow-Wow dances are performed. Images of dancers in competition regalia posing for the camera.
Native activities shown: Tesque Pueblo: Men talking amongst each other; Men dancing in ceremonial attire; Man drumming while others dance; Anglo man photographing the Native American men at different angles. Taos Pueblo: Pat Goodnight dancing a war dance; Man drumming while Goodnight dances; Taos man dances with a hoop; Joe Whitehoop doing the hoop dance --Michelle Boyer, 2011
Individuals Named: Pat Goodnight, a Taos dancer; Joe Whitehoop, a hoop dancer.
Native language spoken: No language, silent film
Audible: Silent film
Noteworthy elements: Very intricate Tesque costuming shown in a long shot [3:06]. Very intricate Taos costuming shown in a long shot [4:10].
Other notes: Amateur film shot on location in New Mexico at the Tesuque Pueblo, Taos Pueblo and at the Gallup Inter-Tribal Indian Ceremonial (Gallup, New Mexico).
For an excellent overview of competition Pow-Wow dance, see Brescia, J., SaSuWeh, Martin, R., Coyote, P. and Davids, B.M. The World of American Indian Dance. Oneida, NY: Four Directions Entertainment, Inc., 2003.
A picture of Pat Goodnight (right) in regalia (winter 1957): http://www.kosharehistory.org/dancer/adamtrujillo.html
--Mikel Stone, 2012