Native American Film Collection
This collection contains 5 movies and is almost 1 hour of video.
| Title | Description | Duration |
| A New Frontier | This film from the Department of the Interior and the Bureau of Indian Affairs, is the story of the creation of the Colorado River Reservation and the efforts to relocate the Boundary Reservation Navajo indians from the land that will no longer support their numbers to it. Beginning with the clearing of trees and brush. In WW II Japanese Americans were relocated here, and the barracks constructed for there use, are now temporary shelter until the new tenants can build their own homes. Some of the barracks have been sold and torn down for materials to use in the new constructions. Farming and Cattle raising are increasingly popular on this new land. |
17:01 |
| North American Indians | Scenes from around the US on American Indians and there Life, from a mother doing her daughters hair to a warrior helping his digestion with the stomach stick, to another warrior courting his prospective bride. See body painting , and clothing and the explanation of its meaning. |
7:02 |
| Navajo Indians | Starting with Drumming, and a horse race this film with no title cards, jumps next to sheep herds, and the leveling of the land, in preparation for farming. Several scenes of typical indians, young and old going through the days of their life, farming, and school, and medical checkups. Silent, B&W |
9:12 |
| Southwestern Indians | A film starting with the ruins of the earliest American indians, and their pictographs. Moving on to the current reservation, and an explanation of how they created their building materials. Next the reclamation of the river banks, and flood plains is shown, and the methods used there, to increase the crop growth, and cattle grazing. Silent, B&W |
10:23 |
| Taos Indians | This silent film without title cards, starts with a woman baking bread, and several shots of the reservation. Next is a footrace, and a dance. After the festivities, we see the cleaning of the oven, and the children practicing for a dance. More views of the village, and then more bread baking, and cooking close out the film. |
10:47 |