The Native Americans: Indian Country
The Native Americans: Indian Country
The revolution of attitudes within the younger American Indians creating a new mood of militancy. The efforts to preserve the integrity of the Native American s culture are revealed in interviews with Indian educators. The film offers a thorough survey of contemporary Indian life extending to the social, religious, and political aspects. American Indians, Native Americans.
The Native Americans: Indian Country
Drawing of a tipi (teepee), buffalo, & warrior w/ a full feather headdress. Drawing of train & urban landscape.
The Native Americans: Indian Country
Flag raising at an American Indian exposition. Native Americans in full regalia, enter the dance grounds. MS of Madonna Gilbert, member of the American Indian Movement (AIM). She opposes the United States bicentennial celebration. MS of Native American dancers.
The Native Americans: Indian Country
People of carnival rides. People wandering through the fair grounds, most of them are Native American. Children running a race. Horse racing. Parade through a small American town. A traditional American marching band. Native American drum group marches in the parade.
The Native Americans: Indian Country
MS of journalist Richard La Course talking to the camera about types of protest. Aerial shots of Washington DC. MS of Senator James Abourezk, chairman of the Senate Subcommittee on Indian Affairs, in his office talking to camera about US government policy. MS of Madonna Gilbert.
The Native Americans: Indian Country
Traveling shot, row of single family homes. MS of Native American man, representative of the Seminole Nation, talking to the camera. MS of Ernie Stevens, Indian representative to US government. B-roll shot of Washington DC.
The Native Americans: Indian Country
Child walking down a deserted road. CU of a drum. Drum circle singing. Pan to dancers in the dance ground. Quick shot of fancy dancer. Announcer states that they are now doing to have a Honor dance in memory of a tribe member who died in Vietnam, others are asked to join. Man collecting monetary donations for the give-away. Names are announced & items are given away to those who were friends of the deceased. Tribal princess placed folded money in her hand which she passes to others as they shake her hand. CU of hands.
The Native Americans: Indian Country
LS of a green open landscape. Pan to a new building for the Bureau of Indian of Indian Affairs (BIA). MS of some tribal members involved w/ the construction of the new building. Various people relaxing on chairs near the dance grounds. Children playing.
The Native Americans: Indian Country
Superintendent of Schools for Blackfeet reservation at his desk. Still photos. Voice over describes the tragedy of the boarding school era. Native American camp ground, several tipis. Children play. Child wearing regalia. MS of Superintendent. Pan across Choctaw reservation high school. MS of school principal. (education)
The Native Americans: Indian Country
Pan across a drawing. Nursery school children in a classroom, sitting around a large table. All of them are Native American (Indian school, education).
The Native Americans: Indian Country
LS of a beautiful green field, filled w/ yellow wild flowers, Arizona. CU of Hopi katchina dolls (katsinam, kachina). Hopi painting.
The Native Americans: Indian Country
MS Prof. from University of California talking about religion among Native Americans.
The Native Americans: Indian Country
Man closes the door of the sweat lodge. Prayer ties outside of the sweat lodge. Dancers at a powwow, fancy dancing. Group of women dancing, traditional dancing. Hoop dance. MS of man talking to camera.