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  title info:
    title: Circle of stories
    sub title: Native American stories from the four directions
  name:
    name part: Rogerson, Hank
    role:
      role term: producer,
    role:
      role term: director,
    role:
      role term: editor.
  name:
    name part: Spitzmiller, Jilann
    role:
      role term: producer,
    role:
      role term: director,
    role:
      role term: editor.
  name:
    name part: Philomath Films
    role:
      role term: production company.
  name:
    name part: Cultural Conservancy
    role:
      role term: production company.
  type of resource: moving image
  genre: videorecording
  genre: Documentaries and Factual Films
  genre: documentary film.
  genre: Documentary films
  genre: Folklore
  genre: Documentary films.
  genre: Documentaires.
  origin info:
    place:
      place term: cau
    date issued: 2012
    issuance: monographic
  language:
    language term: eng
  physical description:
    reformatting quality: access
    form: remote
    extent: 1 online resource (51 min.)
  abstract: This unique and engaging documentary explores the extraordinary diversity and profound contemporary relevance of Native American storytelling. A feast for the eyes, ears, and mind, the film presents eight varied stories from the four directions and seasons. The collection includes "How and Why" stories, teachings from Spirit mentors, lessons in traditional ways, and instructions for environmental preservation. Circle of Stories is hosted by American Indian Studies professor and renowned advocate of cultural conservancy Melissa Nelson, Ph. D. (Turtle Mountain Chippewa), who introduces the stories and places each in the larger context of Native cultural and spiritual traditions. Loosely based on the award-winning PBS multimedia web site, the film presents many stories not available there and provides a rich and emotionally compelling viewer experience not possible on other media. Each segment in this collection of stories has a different style, depending on its content and original storytelling format. Some are filmed and edited in a lively documentary style and some are vibrant dramatic performances. The storytellers also relate why they tell stories, how they learned them, and the importance of the stories to themselves and their audiences. Among the stories is, from the North, Rosella Goodwill Archdale's tale "The Cooking Spirit," a lesson in preparing traditional foods with reverence. In a documentary verite segment, Rosella presents the exquisite fruits of her year-round labor -- dried mint, squash, corn, beans and venison. While describing traditional methods of food production, storage, and preparation, she demonstrates how a simple meal is deeply imbued with a connection to spirit. She also talks about the role traditional food can play in the health and vitality of her people. In another short segment, Rosella also shows her skill with beadwork and talks about the symbolism and social importance of beading. From the East, Tchin tells an amusing and lightheart…
  target audience: adult
  note: produced by Philomath Films and the Cultural Conservancy ; producers, directors, editors, Hank Rogerson and Jilann Spitzmiller.
  note: Title from resource description page (viewed July 22, 2016).
  note: In English.
  subject:
    geographic code: n------
  subject:
    topic: Indians of North America
    topic: Folklore
  subject:
    topic: Indians of North America
    topic: Social life and customs
  subject:
    topic: Storytelling
    geographic: North America
  subject:
    topic: Art de conter
    geographic: Amérique du Nord
  subject:
    topic: Indians of North America
  subject:
    topic: Indians of North America
    topic: Social life and customs
  subject:
    topic: Storytelling
  subject:
    geographic: North America
  related item:
    title info:
      title: Academic Video Online
  related item:
    identifier: (OCoLC)827733742
  identifier: http://proxy.library.tamu.edu/login
  record info:
    record content source: ALSTP
    record creation date: 160722
    record change date: 20241201232416.4
    record identifier: in00005577540
    language of cataloging:
      language term: eng