Reel 1, maps show the origin and history of the American Indian. Modern Indians work in Wisconsin's lumber industry, keep watch for forest fires, and clear bushes in the forest. Includes a close-up of a Delaware Indian treaty. Reel 2, Chippewa Indians make fishnets. Indians work on roads with tractors, picks, and shovels, stand in line at a field kitchen, engage in native handicrafts, and spear salmon on the Columbia River. Pima Indians farm. Shows an Indian Emergency Conservation camp. Indian children attend church in Arizona. Reel 3, Indians operate a sawmill, brand cattle, haul wood in horse-drawn carts, construct a reservoir, and build a house. Includes views of Navaho Indians and their sheep. Reel 4, Indian women make gloves, belts, baskets, beadwork, and rugs. Indians can food in a cannery. Indian youths attend a class in first aid. Includes views of Indian fairs, ceremonies, dances, and rodeos; Indian children in schools; and hospitals and churches,

National Archives Identifier: 11641

Local Identifier: 48.9

Creator(s): Department of the Interior. Division of Motion Pictures. (? - ?) (Most Recent)

From: Series : Motion Picture Film Documentation of the Diverse Activities of the Department of the Interior, compiled 1916 - 1976

* Record Group 48: Records of the Office of the Secretary of the Interior, 1826 - 2009

Level of Description: Item

Type(s) of Archival Materials: Moving Images

This item was produced or created: 1933

The creator compiled or maintained the series between: 1916 - 1976

General Note(s): Contributor: Producer, Office of Indian Affairs

Access Restriction(s): Unrestricted

Use Restriction(s): Undetermined

Sound Type: Sound

Accession Number(s): III-NAV-193

Online Resource(s):

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