Two young Apache/Ndee women perform the Sunrise Dance/Na’íí’ees, a puberty ceremony (a continuation from "White Mountain Apache Culture Center and Museum 1").
Two young White Mountain Apache/Ndee women performing the Sun Dance ceremony/Na’íí’ees (continues from "White Mountain Apache Culture Center and Museum 2"), the crowd, and women prepare fry bread.
Members of the Pan-Indian men’s organization, Golden State Gourd Society, discuss the history of the group, how members are invited to join, and its value to them as Natives in the diaspora. Followed by an induction ceremony.
Main interviewee explains the purpose of the Many Trails Indian Club of Los Angeles powwow, other interviewees describe the significance of the club and event to them personally, and footage of a ceremonial dance.
Story about a Navajo family and their battle with tuberculosis as two members must heal in a sanatorium. Storyline includes generational differences regarding Western medicine, and a young Navajo man's decision to attend an Indian boarding school.
Intertribal/Pan-Indian Community, Puebloan (Several Villages) Community , Apache/N'dee/Ndé Community
Category
Sponsored and Educational Films
Summary
This film features dancers, rodeo performers, and a parade of various tribes (including Kiowa/Ka'igwu, Jemez Pueblo/Walatowa, Apache/Nde/Ndee and Zuni/A:shiwi) at the annual The Inter-Tribal Ceremonials in Gallup, New Mexico.
*Culturally insensitive content.* Various Native communities perform ceremonial dances and compete in games in festivals at various locations like Tesuque Pueblo/Tetsʼúgéh Ówîngeh. Also features a Wampanoag marriage ceremony.