The Rivers Still Flow
Director:
Alan Shilin
Writer:
Alan Shilin
Production Date:
unknown
Producer:
Edmund C. Shaw
Narrator:
Ralph Camargo
Run Time:
0:30:54
Sponsor:
unknown
Establishing shot:
Named locations: Oklahoma, Eastern Oklahoma, Trail of Tears, Cherokee Hills (ByWay), Arkansas, Government Boarding School, Bacone College for Indians, Murrow Indian Orphan Home
Major themes covered: Howard Red Bird (Cherokee) goes to Bacone College for Indians in Muskogee, Oklahoma
Native activities shown:
Individuals Named: James Redbird, Nancy (Kiowa), Howard Spotted Eagle.
Native language spoken: No
Audible:
Noteworthy elements: Racial uplift film emphasizing the value of Christian conversion and assimilation. Shilin often made such films for the Presbyterian Church.
Other notes: Cinematography by Toge Fujihara
--Kari Quiballo, 2012