Accession number:
1980.0090Producers:
Directors:
Scriptwriters:
Production Years:
1980Languages:
- English
Film Properties:
- 16mm
- Colour
- Sound
Length (feet):
1042 (16mm)Length (minutes):
30Subjects:
Holding Institutions:
York University, Toronto, Ontario: 16mm.
"Describes the spiritual world view of the Plains Indians and the function of the sacred pipe, sweetgrass and vision quest."
Library and Archives Canada: 16mm, VHS.
Bibliography:
University of Waterloo Audiovisual Services Catalog.
"The circle is an important concept in Plains Indians' religious tradition. Here, it is shown that a sense of cycles underlies the attitudes regarding the creation of the earth and the role of mankind in creation, and that this is the spiritual basis for religious practices."