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Indians of North America : conduct of life / [presented by United States Department of the Interior].
- Format:
- Video
- Series:
- Academic Video Online
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Indians of North America--History.
- Indians of North America.
- Indians of North America--Social life and customs.
- Genre:
- Documentary films.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (8 minutes)
- Place of Publication:
- Washington, D.C. : United States. Department of the Interior, 1901.
- Language Note:
- In English.
- Original language in English.
- System Details:
- data file
- Summary:
- 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.
- Notes:
- Title from resource description page (viewed April 08, 2016).
- OCLC:
- 950267327
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