" THE MODERN CHIPPEWA INDIAN " 1946 OIJBWE NATIVE AMERICAN TRIBE EDUCATIONAL FILM 78934

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Produced by Simmel-Meservey, this film "The Modern Chippeway Indian" examines the Chippewa tribe as viewed through a 1946 lens. Simmel-Meservey produced a number of social guidance and travelogue films during the 1940's and 1950's. The film does contain some gratuitous language and essentially details the indoctrination of the Native American into the culture of the United States which some may consider off-putting and demeaning. It details modern life on the Red Lake Reservation in Minnesota in the post WW2 era as their methods of living were drastically altered in a forceful and methodic process. Methods of agriculture were greatly shaped; tribes traditionally produced only enough goods for their families. It shows footage of the implementation of modern industrial farming styles. Fishing too is looked to as the over sourced Red Lake became a new source for city markets. The Chippewa; or the Ojibwa were Anishinaabe people residing in portions of Canada and the Midwestern and Great Plains region of the US. They were highly regarded for their birch bark scrolls; for maintaining detailed and complex scrolls of social events, songs, maps and memories.

The film was produced by Frederick Jones and Rand Kellogg (:26). Reenactment footage opens with Native Americans parading down dirt on the fourth of July (:37). The reservation entryway appears (:52). Grounds were maintained by the government and the actions of the tribe were mostly under control of federal agent (1:04). Horses drag plows over land as the term 'mission farm' is explained (1:21). Native Americans buzz by on modern farming equipment resembling that of their American counter parts (1:26). The dairy cows follow (1:35). Prim white chapels (1:54) rows of neat crops (2:00) and the new American high school for new education purposes (2:31). A stone notes the location of Red Lake Hospital (2:38). A Chippewa artist sets down at the easel, hair slicked black (2:55). He once served in the Navy. Close shots of his works (3:22). Bubbling waves of red lake lick up sand (3:41). Years prior, the Chippewa sourced fish from these waters. Today the waters are stocked by man not nature; plumped up artificially from hatcheries (3:46). Native nets are slung out for un-native catches (3:52). Fish are iced, boxed and shipped for distribution in the city market (4:00). The Chippewa were once known for crafting birch bark canoes (4:10). These too, faded memories of the past as modern fishers slip into modern fishing boats (4:13). Ownership of the lake is discussed (4:40). Gill nets are cast out (4:59). The catch is drug up (6:06). the change in the natural environment is addressed; no more listless deer wandering in forests, buffalo herds dotting hills, natural fish in the lake (6:06). The demise of the Native American in the United States is further discussed (7:24). Pickerel and white fish are flopped into crates (7:38). The 'native belief;' that of the land and sky belonging to all (8:03) is discussed. Workers in the fishery sort through frozen stacks of fish (8:25). Electric de-scalers buzz off scales (8:57). Wood moves through a lumber yard (9:37). Actions within the yard follow (10:05). The Red Lake Indian Nursery (10:15) is used for lumber sourcing.

Motion picture films don't last forever; many have already been lost or destroyed. For almost two decades, we've worked to collect, scan and preserve the world as it was captured on 35mm, 16mm and 8mm movies -- including home movies, industrial films,Produced by Simmel-Meservey, this film "The Modern Chippeway Indian" examines the Chippewa tribe as viewed through a 1946 lens. Simmel-Meservey produced a number of social guidance and travelogue films during the 1940's and 1950's. The film does contain some gratuitous language and essentially details the indoctrination of the Native American into the culture of the United States which some may consider off-putting and demeaning. It details modern life on the Red Lake Reservation in Minnesota in the post WW2 era as their methods of living were drastically altered in a forceful and methodic process. Methods of agriculture were greatly shaped; tribes traditionally produced only enough goods for their families. It shows footage of the implementation of modern industrial farming styles. Fishing too is looked to as the over sourced Red Lake became a new source for city markets. The Chippewa; or the Ojibwa were Anishinaabe people residing in portions of Canada and the Midwestern and Great Plains region of the US. They were highly regarded for their birch bark scrolls; for maintaining detailed and complex scrolls of social events, songs, maps and memories.

The film was produced by Frederick Jones and Rand Kellogg (:26). Reenactment footage opens with Native Americans parading down dirt on the fourth of July (:37). The reservation entryway appears (:52). Grounds were maintained by the government and the actions of the tribe were mostly under control of federal agent (1:04). Horses drag plows over land as the term 'mission farm' is explained (1:21). Native Americans buzz by on modern farming equipment resembling that of their American counter parts (1:26). The dairy cows follow (1:35). Prim white chapels (1:54) rows of neat crops (2:00) and the new American high school for new education purposes (2:31). A stone notes the location of Red Lake Hospital (2:38). A Chippewa artist sets down at the easel, hair slicked black (2:55). He once served in the Navy. Close shots of his works (3:22). Bubbling waves of red lake lick up sand (3:41). Years prior, the Chippewa sourced fish from these waters. Today the waters are stocked by man not nature; plumped up artificially from hatcheries (3:46). Native nets are slung out for un-native catches (3:52). Fish are iced, boxed and shipped for distribution in the city market (4:00). The Chippewa were once known for crafting birch bark canoes (4:10). These too, faded memories of the past as modern fishers slip into modern fishing boats (4:13). Ownership of the lake is discussed (4:40). Gill nets are cast out (4:59). The catch is drug up (6:06). the change in the natural environment is addressed; no more listless deer wandering in forests, buffalo herds dotting hills, natural fish in the lake (6:06). The demise of the Native American in the United States is further discussed (7:24). Pickerel and white fish are flopped into crates (7:38). The 'native belief;' that of the land and sky belonging to all (8:03) is discussed. Workers in the fishery sort through frozen stacks of fish (8:25). Electric de-scalers buzz off scales (8:57). Wood moves through a lumber yard (9:37). Actions within the yard follow (10:05). The Red Lake Indian Nursery (10:15) is used for lumber sourcing.

Motion picture films don't last forever; many have already been lost or destroyed. For almost two decades, we've worked to collect, scan and preserve the world as it was captured on 35mm, 16mm and 8mm movies -- including home movies, industrial films, and other non-fiction. If you have endangered films you'd like to have scanned, or wish to donate celluloid to Periscope Film so that we can share them with the world, we'd love to hear from you. Contact us via the weblink below.

This film is part of the Periscope Film LLC archive, one of the largest historic military, transportation, and aviation stock footage collections in the USA. Entirely film backed, this material is available for licensing in 24p HD and 2k. For more information visit http://www.PeriscopeFilm.com and other non-fiction. If you have endangered films you'd like to have scanned, or wish to donate celluloid to Periscope Film so that we can share them with the world, we'd love to hear from you. Contact us via the weblink below.

This film is part of the Periscope Film LLC archive, one of the largest historic military, transportation, and aviation stock footage collections in the USA. Entirely film backed, this material is available for licensing in 24p HD and 2k. For more information visit http://www.PeriscopeFilm.com

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