Supai Indian – American Indian Film Gathering

Film Details

Title: Supai Indian
Year: 1946
Duration: 0:9:03
Director: unknown
Writer: unknown
Producer: Coronet Instructional Films
Narrator: There is an unnamed male narrator.
Sponsor: unknown
Establishing Shot: Camera centers on a man in a cowboy hat leading a horse towards the camera. A flowing waterfall can be seen behind the horse, as well as several tall trees, and a path leading to the river.
Major Themes: The daily life of the Supai Indian.
Native Languages Spoken: Yes, men are heard talking at their rodeo
Noteworthy Elements: Interesting details about preserving peaches
Other: The film mentions that the Supai medicine men were “discarded” in favor of the “benefits” of modern medicine (possibly offensive);