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Standing Buffalo

Name: Standing Buffalo
Duration: 23 min

Joan Henson

1968 | 23 min

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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.

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Credits

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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