Circle of the Sun
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Circle of the Sun by Colin Low
CAN 1960, NATIVe - Indigenous Cinema
© National Film Board of Canada
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Circle of the Sun by Colin Low
CAN 1960, NATIVe - Indigenous Cinema
© National Film Board of Canada
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Colin Low
Circle of the Sun by Colin Low
CAN 1960, NATIVe - Indigenous Cinema
© National Film Board of Canada
Invoking the sky, the earth and the ever-symbolic circle, this visually powerful documentary is the first filmic record of the traditional sun dance ceremony of Canada’s Kainai tribe. Narrated by Pete Standing Alone, who explains his ancestors’ rituals.