THE INDIANS ARE COMING.

Duration: 2 reels

Year Published: 1930

Creator: Universal Pictures Corp.

Description: Classifies all of the Indians of early America according to four general geographic regions, and represents each region by one dominant and characteristic tribe. Portrays the distinctive character of the land and the people in each area and shows the home, food, weapons, clothing, religion, customs, and ways of living for each group. Includes sequences on the ceremonies attending the death of an Iroquois chief and the election of his successor, a Sioux buffalo hunt, pottery making in a pueblo village, and a potlatch ceremony conducted by the headman of a Northwest coastal tribe.

Complete Record: THE INDIANS ARE COMING. 1930. 2 reels each. Suggested by the story "The Great West That Was" by William F. Cody. © Universal Pictures Corp. Credits: Director, Henry MacRae; continuity, George H. Plympton, Ford I. Beebe. 12. The Trail's End. © 15Nov30; LP1728.

Metadata Source:Catalog of Classroom Teaching Films for Georgia Schools, No. 10 (Georgia Department of Education)


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