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Additional authors

1. Jordan, Eric.
2. Canadian Broadcasting Corporation.

Description

1. 1 videocassette (28 min.) : sd., col.; 1/2 in.

Summary

1. Tafia, a young Ojibway girl, is apprehensive about performing a jingle dance at an upcoming powwow in Toronto. Her grandmother Gokmis, tries to reassure her by saying, "When the bird is ready, it will fly." Arriving in Toronto, Tafia and her friend Mavis are separated from their Aunt Lily when a boy steals one of her paintings from the back of the pickup truck. Pursuing the thief, the girls are befriended by a punk rocker, sporting a "Mohawk" haircut. With his aid, they apprehend the boy, retrieve the picture and reunite with Aunt Lily. At the powwow, Tafia dances with the other performers, but is intimidated by their "fancy" appearance. The next day, Gokmis gives her a feather. Feeling the rhythm in her feet, Tafia overcomes her fear and performs the jingle dance to the delight of all.

Series statement

1. (Spirit Bay series)

Alternative title

1. Spirit Bay series.

Subject

1. Indian children > North America
2. Indians of North America > Canada > Fiction
3. Ojibwa Indians > Fiction
4. Indians of North America > Fiction
5. Canada > Fiction
6. Dance > Fiction

Credits (note)

1. Director, Eric Jordan; writer, Paul Stephens.

Performer (note)

1. Cynthia Debassige, Diane Debassige, Colleen Loucks.

Title

1. Dancing feathers [videorecording] / Canadian Broadcasting Corporation with Spirit Bay Productions, produced by Paul Stephens.

Imprint

1. Evanston, IL : Beacon/Altschul Group, 1983.

Series

1. (Spirit Bay series)

Credits

1. Director, Eric Jordan; writer, Paul Stephens.

Cast

1. Cynthia Debassige, Diane Debassige, Colleen Loucks.

Connect to:

1. Request Access to Reserve Film and Video Collection Special Collections material

Added author

1. Jordan, Eric.
2. Canadian Broadcasting Corporation.

Added title

1. Spirit Bay series.

Branch call number

1. J VTH 1895 D