Natives of Yosemite

Duration: 17

Genre: Educational

Year Published: 1948

Creator: U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service

Format: 16mm

Color: B&W

Sound: sound

Description: Silent film by U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service "Yosemite National Park, gifted by nature with a grove of SEQUOIAS, also offers fine chances to study plant and animal life." Big trees; sequoia grove Car driving through tree trunk of "Fallen Giant" tree Grizzly Giant descriptive sign Animated labels appear on cross-section of cut trunk showing age of trees and particular rings VS wildflowers: azales, iris, blue lupine, phlox, dogwood, elephant-head, marsh marigold science student studying plant group getting natural history lesson children on "junior nature school" tour Man sitting in diorama working on it birds: jay squirrels california ground squirrel golden-mantled squirrel title: "Deer stroll through the campgrounds; they know that here it is safe to make friends with men" family feeding deer black bear at feeding pit bear cubs wrestling "friendly Yosemite Indians" entertain with dances "A matchless privilege -- to make friends with the 'natives' of beautiful Yosemite"