I'd Rather be Powwowing (1983) (no video link)
Title
I'd Rather be Powwowing (1983) (no video link)
Subject
Powwows
Short films
URL
No video link found. This content is associated with a videotape in the CCDR Collections audiovisual library originally recorded by Joann W. Kealiinohomoku. No link has yet been found to provide online access and the original videotape has not yet been digitized.
Description
Content description from IMDB (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0286709/):
A portrait of Al Chandler, a member of the Gros Ventre nation who lives in Glendive, Montana. Although he works in the economic mainstream as a senior technical representative for the Xerox Corporation, Chandler maintains traditional ties by attending powwows with his family. As he travels to a celebration at the Rocky Bay Reservation near Havre, Montana, Chandler reminisces about his life and discusses the importance of these traditional gatherings. Arriving at the powwow site, Chandler sets up a tipi with help from his sons, greets friends and makes elaborate preparation for his part in the "grand entry" ceremony and dance exhibition. For Chandler, this eagerly awaited communal event is a "homecoming" and an opportunity for spiritual renewal. Written by Ciaran O'Shea.
Ephemera: Available at the CCDR Collections at Arizona State University. One page from Under Cover magazine with program description and image.
Limitations: This page displays video content associated with a videotape in the CCDR Collections audiovisual library recorded by Joann W. Kealiinohomoku. Please be advised that, because this videotape has not yet been digitized for direct access, we cannot guarantee that the video content on this page is an exact match with the content originally recorded by Dr. Kealiinohomoku. We also cannot guarantee function or access for re-hosted video content.
A portrait of Al Chandler, a member of the Gros Ventre nation who lives in Glendive, Montana. Although he works in the economic mainstream as a senior technical representative for the Xerox Corporation, Chandler maintains traditional ties by attending powwows with his family. As he travels to a celebration at the Rocky Bay Reservation near Havre, Montana, Chandler reminisces about his life and discusses the importance of these traditional gatherings. Arriving at the powwow site, Chandler sets up a tipi with help from his sons, greets friends and makes elaborate preparation for his part in the "grand entry" ceremony and dance exhibition. For Chandler, this eagerly awaited communal event is a "homecoming" and an opportunity for spiritual renewal. Written by Ciaran O'Shea.
Ephemera: Available at the CCDR Collections at Arizona State University. One page from Under Cover magazine with program description and image.
Limitations: This page displays video content associated with a videotape in the CCDR Collections audiovisual library recorded by Joann W. Kealiinohomoku. Please be advised that, because this videotape has not yet been digitized for direct access, we cannot guarantee that the video content on this page is an exact match with the content originally recorded by Dr. Kealiinohomoku. We also cannot guarantee function or access for re-hosted video content.
Original Format
TV broadcast recorded off air by JWK: Betamax tape
Creator
Larry Littlebird (director)
Al Chandler (actor)
Publisher
Public Broadcasting Service (PBS)
Date
1983
Citation
“I'd Rather be Powwowing (1983) (no video link),” Cross-Cultural Dance Resources Collections, accessed March 28, 2024, https://ccdrcollections.omeka.net/items/show/276.