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Standing Buffalo

Directed by Joan Henson
Canada, 1968 (documentary, 23 minutes, colour, English)
Standing Buffalo
Image: © National Film Board of Canada

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)

Film Credits (partial):
Written by: Stanley Jackson
Produced by: Wolf Koenig
Narrator: Patrick Watson
Cinematography: Martin Duckworth
Film Editing: Michael McKennirey
Production Company: National Film Board of Canada / Office national du film du Canada
(sources)

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