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Standing Buffalo

This short film from the late 1960s depicts a rug-making cooperative organized by the Sioux women of the Standing Buffalo Reserve in the Qu’Appelle Valley of southern Saskatchewan. The members of this band are descended from a tribe that migrated from Minnesota during armed clashes over a hundred years ago. The Sioux, noted for their distinctive, colourful designs, show off their handicraft in great detail.
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This short film from the late 1960s depicts a rug-making cooperative organized by the Sioux women of the Standing Buffalo Reserve in the Qu’Appelle Valley of southern Saskatchewan. The members of this band are descended from a tribe that migrated from Minnesota during armed clashes over a hundred years ago. The Sioux, noted for their distinctive, colourful designs, show off their handicraft in great detail.

Women Indigenous Peoples in Canada (First Nations and Métis) Crafts All subjects
  • director
    Joan Henson
  • producer
    Wolf Koenig
  • script
    Stanley Jackson
  • photography
    Martin Duckworth
  • sound
    Hans Oomes
  • editing
    Michael McKennirey
  • sound editing
    Les Halman
  • re-recording
    George Croll
    Jean-Pierre Joutel
  • narrator
    Patrick Watson
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