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Our Lives In Our Hands /

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Carter, Karen (Author, Producer), Prins, Harald (Author, Producer)
Corporate Author: Kanopy (Firm)
Other Authors: Phillips, Paul (Contributor), Sanipass, Donald (Contributor), Sanipass, Mary (Contributor)
Format: Video
Language:English
Language Notes:In English.
Published: [San Francisco, California, USA] : Kanopy Streaming, 2014.
Series:Ethnographic Video Online, Volume 1
Subjects:
Micmac.
Basket making.
Crafts.
Woodworking.
Cultural identity.
Tribal and national groups.
Internet videos.
Nonfiction films.
Online Access:Connect to this streaming video
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Abstract:Our Lives In Our Hands examines the traditional Native American craft of split ash basketmaking as a means of economic and cultural survival for Aroostook Micmac Indians of northern Maine. This documentary of rural off-reservation Indian artisans aims to break down stereotypical images.
Item Description:Title from title frames.
Physical Description:1 online resource (1 video file, approximately 49 min.) : digital, .flv file, sound
Format:Mode of access: World Wide Web.