Tribe of the Turquoise Waters
odd: label: Local Number
content: HSFA 1992.6.1
place: label: Place
content: North America
label: Place
content: Arizona
label: Place
content: Grand Canyon (Ariz.)
topic: label: Topic
content: Irrigation
label: Topic
content: Basket making
label: Topic
content: Bread
label: Topic
content: Festivals
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: Received from American Film Institute (National Center for Film and Video Preservation in in 1992.
culture: label: Culture
content: Havasupai (Coconino)
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 1 Film reel (12 minutes, black-and-white sound; 406 feet, 16mm)
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1953
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Human Studies Film Archives
identifier: label: Identifier
content: HSFA.1992.06
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
label: Type
content: Film reels
label: Type
content: Sound films
genre_format: label: Genre/Form
content: Sound films
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: Edited film is a story of a one day visit by pack train to the Havasupai tribe living in the Grand Canyon. Film consists of some footage of the village, irrigation farming, weaving of willow baskets, making and cooking "squaw" bread, preparation of a sweat lodge, a harvest festival consisting of rodeo activities, and cliff dwelling ruins. The film features the natural setting such as the falls of Havasu Creek and various scenic shots of the Grand Canyon.

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