For God and Country final film

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Collection Citation: Identification of specific item; Date (if known); Arthur J. Hines films, NMAI.AC.101; National Museum of the American Indian Archives Center, Smithsonian Institution.

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Scope and Contents: This 16mm color Kodachrome film For God and Country was shot by amateur filmmaker Arthur J. Hines circa 1950-1955. The film depicts various scenes of American Indian life and patriotism. The footage includes depictions of Window Rock, Arizona; Diné (Navajo) families and enviorns; a Pawnee Memorial Day Powwow in Pawnee, Oklahoma; World War II veteran Jim Murie (Pawnee) and family; Haskell Institute in Lawrence, Kansas; New York Yankees pitcher Allie Reynolds (Creek) at Yankee Stadium; Olympian Jim Thorpe (Sac and Fox); Diné (Navajo) artist Harrison Begay; Osage ballerina Maria Tallchief dancing in the New York Ballet Company; and a county fair. The film is narrated by Arthur J. Hines.

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Arthur J. Hines films

Filmmaker

Hines, Arthur J.

Summary

The Arthur J. Hines films collection contains audio and film recordings that were created by amateur filmmaker and World War II veteran Arthur J. Hines. The materials document contemporary American Indian lives and includes footage of powwows and of prominent American Indian artists and athletes, circa 1950-1979.