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Standing Buffalo -- Film Description:
"An account of a rug-making cooperative organized by Sioux Indian women of the Standing Buffalo Reserve in the Qu'Appelle Valley of southern Saskatchewan. The Indians of this band are descended from a tribe that migrated from Minnesota during armed clashes a hundred years ago. The Sioux are noted for their distinctive, colourful designs. This film shows details of their handicraft."
-- National Film Board of Canada


Source:
National Film Board of Canada. "NFB -- Standing Buffalo." National Film Board of Canada. http://onf-nfb.gc.ca/en/our-collection/?idfilm=11905.