Circle of the Sun
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content: Local Numbers: HSFA 2003.5.98
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content: Matanuska-Susitna School District educational film collection
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content: 1 Film reel (color sound; 1,044 feet, 16mm)
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content: 1960
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Human Studies Film Archives
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content: Archival materials
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content: Film reels
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content: Edited film directed by Colin Low documents the Sun Dance ceremony of the KÃ"aÃ"inaa of Alberta on the Blood Indian Reserve in Canada.The film shows how the theme of the circle reflects the bands' connection to wildlife and also addresses the predicament of the young generation, those who have relinquished their ties with their own culture but have not yet found a firm place in a changing world. Shown are teepee construction, ceremonies and dances as well as rodeos and oil drilling. Film is narrated by Pete Standing Alone.