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Catalogue Number: NFB524524
Producer: National Film Board Of Canada
Producers: Dennis Sawyer
Directors: Frank Corcoran
Producing Agencies: National Film Board of Canada (Montreal)
Subject: Documentary, Indigenous Peoples, Sports
Language: English
Country Of Origin: Canada
Copyright Year: 1983
Running Time: 13:50
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The Moccasin Game - DVD
Catalogue Number: NFB524524
Producer: National Film Board Of Canada
Producers: Dennis Sawyer
Directors: Frank Corcoran
Producing Agencies: National Film Board of Canada (Montreal)
Subject: Documentary, Indigenous Peoples, Sports
Language: English
Country Of Origin: Canada
Copyright Year: 1983
Running Time: 13:50
Click here for pricing
This film looks at the ritual, tradition and legend of the moccasin game, an ancient and popular form of gambling said to have originated with the Sioux. A tournament held at the Sioux Valley Reservation near Brandon, Manitoba, brings together Sioux from both Canada and the United States to compete for high stakes in what is believed to be the oldest sleight-of-hand game in the world.