Name: Colliding Worlds
Genre: Documentary
Released: 1980-01-01
Duration: 31 min
Cast: Ida Bishop, Donna Lee, Francys Sherman, Orie Medicine Bull

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Four generations of the "People Who Live Where the Cedar Trees Start to Grow" (Wah-up-weh-tuhneum), also known as the Mono or Western Monache people, and their attempts to maintain cultural traditions such as acorn collecting, food preparation, music, dance, powwows, and games. Colliding Worlds won Best Documentary Short at the American Indian Film Festival in 1980.

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Ethnographic Documentary
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Directed by: Orie Medicine Bull
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Music by: Orie Medicine Bull

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January 1, 1980 · 31 min · Documentary

Released: January 1, 1980
Runtime: 31 min
Genres: Documentary
Original language: English

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Is Colliding Worlds okay for kids?

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