Black Hills Rodeo, South Dakota, 1938 and Dog Feast, 1942, 1938, 1988.10.001, clip 1
Black Hills Rodeo, South Dakota, 1938 and Dog Feast, 1942, 1938, 1988.10.001, clip 2
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Previously titled "Black Hills Rodeo, South Dakota, 1938 and Dog Feast, 1942."
HSFA 1988.10.1
Received from the Red Cloud Indian School Heritage Center in 1988.
Films of Black Hills rodeo and Dog Feast, Human Studies Film Archives, Smithsonian Institution
Footage taken at a July 4th rodeo in Belle Fourche, South Dakota. Parade shots at the rodeo include Ben Black Elk in buckskins and war bonnet and truncated versions of the war and kettle dance as well as a fancy dancer. Footage also includes a Sioux Indian Dog feast held by Chief Roan Bear at the Cheyenne River Agency, South Dakota, showing preparation of a
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