Our totem is the raven

Dramatizes the ordeal of an Indian boy in his endurance and ritual ascent to manhood. Shows how Indian customs clash with twentieth-century values, by giving some background into the Indian cultural heritage., Dramatizes the ordeal of a Native American boy in his endurance and ritual ascent to manhood. Shows how Native American customs clash with twentieth-century values, by giving some background into the Native American cultural heritage.

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Dramatizes the ordeal of an Indian boy in his endurance and ritual ascent to manhood. Shows how Indian customs clash with twentieth-century values, by giving some background into the Indian cultural heritage., Features Chief Dan George in a contemporary tale of a young Indian boy's intitiation into manhood and his acceptance of his Indian heritage. Follows a grandfather and his urban grandson on a journey back to the tribal lands on the coast of the Pacific Northwest. Shows how the old man uses tribal customs to bring the unwilling teenager into an understanding of himself through the Indian's integrated vision of man and nature.

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  1. 16mm Filmography (legacy record) — title, year, creator, length, format, color, sound, description, catalog record, video
  2. U.S. Copyright Office, Catalog of Copyright Entries (renewals, 1970–1978) — copyright