Circle Of The Sun

Duration: 30

Year Published: 1960

Creator: NATL. FILM BOARD OF CANADA

Format: 16mm

Color: Color

Sound: sound

Description: Studies the way of life and ceremonial customs of the Blood Indians today. Pictures the Sun Dance camp and analyzes the feelings of the younger generation relative to the old Indian customs and the influences of the white man., Pictures one of the last gatherings of Blood Indians of Alberta celebrating the passing glory of their tribe. Shows views of Indian life in Canada including the herding of cattle, the bone-cracking rodeo, and the roughneck's round of camps.

Complete Record: Studies the way of life and ceremonial customs of the Blood Indians today. Pictures the Sun Dance camp and analyzes the feelings of the younger generation relative to the old Indian customs and the influences of the white man., This film documents one of the last gatherings of the Blood Indians of Alberta at the Annual Sun Dance Celebration, considering the passing glory of their tribe. Includes views of Indian life in Canada today, showing the herding of cattle, the bone-cracking rodeo, and the roughneck's round of the oil camps. , Studies the way of life and ceremonial customs of the Blood Indians today. Pictures the Sun Dance camp and analyzes the feelings of the younger generation relative to the old Indian customs and the influences of the white man., NOTE: Two (or more) records have been merged together to create this data.