Red Men on Parade (1941)

Genre : Documentary

Runtime : 9M

Director : James A. FitzPatrick

Synopsis

This Traveltalk series short visits a large intertribal meeting of American Indians from all over the western United States. Members of about 30 tribes attended the event, which lasts several days. Attendees perform various tribal ceremonies, demonstrate their skills at crafts (pottery, weaving, doll making), and participate in rodeo events.

Actors

James A. FitzPatrick
James A. FitzPatrick
Narrator (voice)
Chief Laughing Water
Chief Laughing Water
Himself
Chief Stanley
Chief Stanley
Himself
Julian Martinez
Julian Martinez
Himself

Crews

James A. FitzPatrick
James A. FitzPatrick
Director
James A. FitzPatrick
James A. FitzPatrick
Producer

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