Tuesday, November 15, 1 PM
For next week’s Watch & Wonder Highlight, we’re thrilled to feature the film “The Horse Relative”. After watching, dive deeper with resources about how we can use art to expand our knowledge of cultures that are different from our own on PBS LearningMedia.
“The Horse Relative” explores the historic art of horse regalia and how the tradition is being revived and reinterpreted by Dakota communities for a new generation. Interviewees discuss the sacred relationship between the horse and the Dakota people, and the centuries-old tradition of dressing horses for ceremonies and celebrations. The film also looks at the efforts of artists, educators and community leaders to preserve and restore the Dakota language, cultural traditions and lifeways.
PBS LearningMedia
The Horse Relative: Responding and Connecting to Minnesota Native American Art and Culture
Grades 9-12
The Horse Relative explores the historic art of horse regalia and how the tradition is being revived and reinterpreted by Dakota communities for a new generation. Interviewees discuss the sacred relationship between the horse and the Dakota people, and the centuries-old tradition of dressing horses for ceremonies and celebrations. The film also looks at the efforts of artists, educators and community leaders to preserve and restore the Dakota language, cultural traditions and lifeways. The Horse Relative also details a story of migration, following the difficult path Native people and their horse relatives traversed as foreigners settled the surrounding lands.
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