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Interview 1 with Kenneth Charles Eaglespeaker (Blackfeet, Kainah), Browning, MT (November 17, 2008)
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written by Kenneth Charles Eaglespeaker, fl. 2008; directed by Dee Garceau, fl. 1995-2016; produced by Dee Garceau, fl. 1995-2016; interview by Dee Garceau, fl. 1995-2016 (Memphis, TN: Dance River Productions), 37 mins
Kenny’s ancestry includes Kainah (Blood division of the Blackfeet Confederacy), plus Sioux, two tribes that he jokes “were at war with each other.” His baby name, Asan, means the dark, holy red paint used on faces for ceremonies. Recounts origins of powwow dance in Grass Dance, a warrior society dance transf...
written by Kenneth Charles Eaglespeaker, fl. 2008; directed by Dee Garceau, fl. 1995-2016; produced by Dee Garceau, fl. 1995-2016; interview by Dee Garceau, fl. 1995-2016 (Memphis, TN: Dance River Productions), 37 mins
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Interview with Alberta Yazzee (Northern Arapaho/Navajo), Rigby, ID (June 1, 2009)
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written by Alberta Yazzee, fl. 2009; directed by Dee Garceau, fl. 1995-2016; produced by Dee Garceau, fl. 1995-2016; interview by Dee Garceau, fl. 1995-2016 (Memphis, TN: Dance River Productions), 58 mins
Dancing at powwows teaches discipline and responsibility. Her father had a drum group at home, but they had four daughters and only one son, so the girls learned to sing too. Father is Navajo, taught them Navajo songs, wrote down Navajo words – 'singing papers.' This interview is one of many filmed from 2008 to...
written by Alberta Yazzee, fl. 2009; directed by Dee Garceau, fl. 1995-2016; produced by Dee Garceau, fl. 1995-2016; interview by Dee Garceau, fl. 1995-2016 (Memphis, TN: Dance River Productions), 58 mins
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Interview with Amorette Ground (Blackfeet, Amskapi Pikuni), Browning, MT (November 16, 2008)
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written by Amorette Ground, fl. 2008; directed by Dee Garceau, fl. 1995-2016; produced by Dee Garceau, fl. 1995-2016; interview by Dee Garceau, fl. 1995-2016 (Memphis, TN: Dance River Productions), 31 mins
An athlete, Amorette was “like one of the boys” in middle school, got teased a lot, and it bothered her. In high school, Amorette ran cross-country, joined the boys wrestling team, and the Blackfeet boxing club. She likes the physical/mental challenge of these sports. Boys told her she didn’t belong in wres...
written by Amorette Ground, fl. 2008; directed by Dee Garceau, fl. 1995-2016; produced by Dee Garceau, fl. 1995-2016; interview by Dee Garceau, fl. 1995-2016 (Memphis, TN: Dance River Productions), 31 mins
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Interview with Dolly (Mary L.) Linesbigler (Pend D’Oreille, Confederated Salish & Kootenai Tribes), St. Ignatius, MT (May 19, 2009)
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written by Dolly Linesbigler, fl. 2009; directed by Dee Garceau, fl. 1995-2016; produced by Dee Garceau, fl. 1995-2016; interview by Dee Garceau, fl. 1995-2016 (Memphis, TN: Dance River Productions), 1 hour 51 mins
Sings at drum, loves music, sang in church choir when young, learned drum songs within her family. As a child, would ride in car with her father, and “he’d be singin” and she learned songs from him that way. As an elder, she is a “song keeper,” called on to sing at Salish ceremonial occasions as well as...
written by Dolly Linesbigler, fl. 2009; directed by Dee Garceau, fl. 1995-2016; produced by Dee Garceau, fl. 1995-2016; interview by Dee Garceau, fl. 1995-2016 (Memphis, TN: Dance River Productions), 1 hour 51 mins
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Interview with Elsie Ground (Amorette’s mother, Kootenai), Browning, MT (March 28, 2009)
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written by Elsie Ground, fl. 2008; directed by Dee Garceau, fl. 1995-2016; produced by Dee Garceau, fl. 1995-2016; interview by Dee Garceau, fl. 1995-2016 (Memphis, TN: Dance River Productions), 59 mins
Member of Crazy Dog society with her husband Rick. Historically, Crazy Dogs kept order in camp, previously a male society, now include women too. Talks about powwow dance and drum song performances overseas as cultural ambassadors in Poland. Describes how Crazy Dogs recruit or “capture” a new member. This int...
written by Elsie Ground, fl. 2008; directed by Dee Garceau, fl. 1995-2016; produced by Dee Garceau, fl. 1995-2016; interview by Dee Garceau, fl. 1995-2016 (Memphis, TN: Dance River Productions), 59 mins
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Interview with Felicite Sapiel McDonald, her adult daughters, Clara Charlo & Violet Trahan (Bitterroot Salish, Confederated Salish and Kootenai tribes), St. Ignatius, MT (July 30, 2011)
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written by Violet Trahan, fl. 2011, Clara Charlo, fl. 2011 and Felicite Sapiel McDonald, fl. 2011; directed by Dee Garceau, fl. 1995-2016; produced by Dee Garceau, fl. 1995-2016; interview by Dee Garceau, fl. 1995-2016 (Memphis, TN: Dance River Productions), 1 hour 23 mins
Felicite, the elder, learned Salish songs from her parents and grandparents, and she has passed these songs to her adult daughters, Clara and Violet. They know ceremonial songs as well as social (powwow) songs. They sing with Yamancut, a Salish drum started by Johnny Arlee that specializes in traditional Salish so...
written by Violet Trahan, fl. 2011, Clara Charlo, fl. 2011 and Felicite Sapiel McDonald, fl. 2011; directed by Dee Garceau, fl. 1995-2016; produced by Dee Garceau, fl. 1995-2016; interview by Dee Garceau, fl. 1995-2016 (Memphis, TN: Dance River Productions), 1 hour 23 mins
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Interview with Mary Yazzee (Northern Arapaho) and Rose Barton (Chippewa-Cree), Rigby, ID (April 6, 2009)
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written by Rose Barton, fl. 2009 and Mary Yazzee, fl. 2009; directed by Dee Garceau, fl. 1995-2016; produced by Dee Garceau, fl. 1995-2016; interview by Dee Garceau, fl. 1995-2016 (Memphis, TN: Dance River Productions), 1 hour 21 mins
Mary’s adoption of Rose as her sister; living off reservation without extended family around her, Mary needed a woman to talk to, she and Rose became friends; adopted Rose within the sweatlodge, used cigarette broken open for tobacco. Arapaho tradition holds that only men sing at the drum; when her teenage daug...
written by Rose Barton, fl. 2009 and Mary Yazzee, fl. 2009; directed by Dee Garceau, fl. 1995-2016; produced by Dee Garceau, fl. 1995-2016; interview by Dee Garceau, fl. 1995-2016 (Memphis, TN: Dance River Productions), 1 hour 21 mins
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Interview with Rick Ground (Amorette’s father, Blackfeet, Amskapi Pikuni), Browning, MT (November 16, 2008)
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written by Rick Ground, fl. 2008; directed by Dee Garceau, fl. 1995-2016; produced by Dee Garceau, fl. 1995-2016; interview by Dee Garceau, fl. 1995-2016 (Memphis, TN: Dance River Productions), 52 mins
Supported his daughter when she joined wrestling and boxing, approves that she “placed no limit on herself because of her gender.” Does not dance at powwows, but does sing at the drum. Comes from long line of singers historically. Recounts some of the Blackfeet traditional practices and beliefs regarding buffa...
written by Rick Ground, fl. 2008; directed by Dee Garceau, fl. 1995-2016; produced by Dee Garceau, fl. 1995-2016; interview by Dee Garceau, fl. 1995-2016 (Memphis, TN: Dance River Productions), 52 mins
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Interview with Stephen Smallsalmon (Pend D’Oreille, Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes) and footage with students at Nkwusm, a Salish language immersion school on the Flathead Reservation. Arlee, MT (July 28, 2010)
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written by Stephen Smallsalmon, fl. 2010; directed by Dee Garceau, fl. 1995-2016; produced by Dee Garceau, fl. 1995-2016; interview by Dee Garceau, fl. 1995-2016 (Memphis, TN: Dance River Productions), 35 mins
Footage shows language lesson and students learning to sing at the drum, plus the interview: Steve Smallsalmon describes how he teaches Salish language, talks about importance of language to his tribal culture, says Pend D’Oreille tradition allows women to sing at the drum. He learned drum songs from his mother...
written by Stephen Smallsalmon, fl. 2010; directed by Dee Garceau, fl. 1995-2016; produced by Dee Garceau, fl. 1995-2016; interview by Dee Garceau, fl. 1995-2016 (Memphis, TN: Dance River Productions), 35 mins
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The Quapaw Tribe
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directed by Christon Seymour, fl. 2017; produced by Quapaw Tribe. Quapaw Tribal Cultural Committee (2017), 1 hour 14 mins
This cluster offers a documentary video interpreting the History and Culture of the Quapaw people, which was sponsored by the Cultural Quapaw Tribal Committee, of which Elder Ardina Revard Moore is Chairperson. In the video Ardina Moore portrays the history and culture of the Quapaw people, highlighting, for exam...
directed by Christon Seymour, fl. 2017; produced by Quapaw Tribe. Quapaw Tribal Cultural Committee (2017), 1 hour 14 mins
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