"Rebuilding Indian Country" (1933) U.S. Interior Dept - Interesting But Condescending Film

SUBSCRIBE! ** This 1933 film by the Interior Department tries to honor American Indians but does so in a condescending and sometimes arrogant manner. Despite this, the footage here is amazing at times.
** Never mentioned are the crimes of the Indian schools, which were in a golden age of horror in the 1930s. The National Archives should digitize this film from the 35mm preservation copy so that the details can be clearly seen. We would request such a copy but it is expensive - it would likely cost well over $1000 to digitize this film. catalog.archiv...
U.S. National Archives description: Reel 1, maps show the origin and history of the American Indian. Modern Indians work in Wisconsin's lumber industry, keep watch for forest fires, and clear bushes in the forest. Includes a close-up of a Delaware Indian treaty. Reel 2, Chippewa Indians make fishnets. Indians work on roads with tractors, picks, and shovels, stand in line at a field kitchen, engage in native handicrafts, and spear salmon on the Columbia River. Pima Indians farm. Shows an Indian Emergency Conservation camp. Indian children attend church in Arizona. Reel 3, Indians operate a sawmill, brand cattle, haul wood in horse-drawn carts, construct a reservoir, and build a house. Includes views of Navajo Indians and their sheep. Reel 4, Indian women make gloves, belts, baskets, beadwork, and rugs. Indians can food in a cannery. Indian youths attend a class in first aid. Includes views of Indian fairs, ceremonies, dances, and rodeos; Indian children in schools; and hospitals and churches.
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