DescriptionSioux ghost dance, 1894.ogv	English: One of the most peculiar customs of the Sioux Tribe is here shown, the dancers being genuine Sioux Indians, in full war paint and war costumes.
Date	Taken in 1894
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Author	William Heise

This file was selected as the media of the day for 2 May 2010. It was captioned as follows: English: Sioux Ghost Dance in 1894 (video) Other languages Deutsch: Sioux Ghost Dance, Kurzfilm (1894) English: Sioux Ghost Dance in 1894 (video) Español: La danza de los espíritus: la danza ceremonial de los Sioux, interpretada durante el Buffalo Bill's Wild West show del 1894 (vídeo) Suomi: Sioux intiaaneja tanssimassa aavetanssia 1894. Magyar: Sziú szellem-tánc 1894-ben (videó) Italiano: La danza degli spiriti: la danza cerimoniale dell'omonimo culto sincretico Sioux, interpretata durante il Buffalo Bill's Wild West show del 1894 (video) Македонски: Припадници на индијанскиот народ Сиу изведуваат танц за духовите, 1894 г. (видеоснимка) Sicilianu: La danza dê spìriti: la danza cirimuniali dô cultu sincrèticu Sioux omònimu, ntirpritata duranti lu Buffalo Bill's Wild West show dô 1894 (vìdiu) Svenska: Sioux Spökdans, 1894 (video) Українська: Танок духів Сіу у 1894 中文（简体）：印第安苏人招魂舞 中文（繁體）：1894年蘇族招魂舞的影片

Sioux ghost dance / Thomas A. Edison, Inc. ; producer, W.K.L. Dickson.

OTHER TITLES

Title in Edison films catalog: Ghost dance

CREATED/PUBLISHED

United States : Edison Manufacturing Co., [1894]

Summary

From Raff & Gammon price list: A very interesting subject, full of action and true to life.

From Edison films catalog: One of the most peculiar customs of the Sioux Tribe is here shown, the dancers being genuine Sioux Indians, in full war paint and war costumes. 40 feet. 7.50.

NOTES

Copyright: no reg.

Camera, William Heise.

Duration: 0:21 at 20 fps.

According to Edison film historian C. Musser, this film and others shot on the same day (see also Buffalo dance) featured Native American Indian dancers from Buffalo Bill's Wild West show, and represent the American Indian's first appearance before a motion picture camera.

Filmed September 24, 1894, in Edison's Black Maria studio.

Sources used: Copyright catalog, motion pictures, 1894-1912; Musser, C. Edison motion pictures 1890-1900, 1997, p. 125-26; Raff & Gammon. Price list of films, ca. June 1895, p. 2 [MI]; Edison films catalog, no. 105, July 1901, p. 41 [MI].

SUBJECTS

Ghost dance. Indian dance--North America. Dakota Indians. Dancers--United States. Wild west shows--United States. Dance

RELATED NAMES

Dickson, W. K.-L. (William Kennedy-Laurie), 1860-1935, production. Heise, William, camera. Thomas A. Edison, Inc. Hendricks (Gordon) Collection (Library of Congress)

MEDIUM

1 reel of 1 (ca. 39 ft.) : si., b&w ; 35 mm. ref print.

CALL NUMBER

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REPOSITORY

Library of Congress Motion Picture, Broadcasting and Recorded Sound Division Washington, D. C. 20540 USA

DIGITAL ID

edmp 4024 urn:hdl:loc.mbrsmi/edmp.4024 http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mbrsmi/edmp.4024

Licensing

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