Indians of North America : conduct of life / [presented by United States Department of the Interior].

Other author United States. Department of the Interior, presenter.
Format Video (Streaming)
PublicationWashington, D.C. : United States. Department of the Interior, 1901.
Description1 online resource (8 minutes)
Supplemental Contenthttps://go.openathens.net/redirector/ecu.edu?url=http://www.aspresolver.com/aspresolver.asp?AHIV;2859678
Subjects

Abstract On customs, traditions and costumes of several tribes, including Hopi, Blackfoot, Crow and Pueblo. Hopi woman styles young women's hair to symbolize their availability for marriage proposals. Navajo men herd sheep and goats. Indian man pulls out his whiskers and uses a "stomach stick" to aid digestion and rebuild muscles. Smoke signal rises in background of tepees. Mountain Chief, Blackfoot Indian, tells another Sioux a story in sign language while several other men listen. Crow Indian models costume. Elderly men paint their bodies. Pueblo woman demonstrates wrapping of and models deerskin leggings.
General noteTitle from resource description page (viewed April 08, 2016).
LanguageIn English.
Genre/formDocumentary films.

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