Michigamua initiation & take over footage.

Michigamua initiations (15 min.): Shows 1939 Michigamua initiation ritual near graduate library with crowd of observers, members in Indian costume on roof of Michigan Union and parading through University of Michigan campus, President Ruthven smoking ceremonial pipe. Digital version of film reel own...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors: Bentley Historical Library
Students of Color Coalition (University of Michigan)
Language:English
Language and/or Writing System:
Michigamua initiations is silent, with no captions or music. Takeover footage is in English.
Published: [Ann Arbor, Mich.] : [publisher not identified], [2009]
Subjects:
Michigamua.
University of Michigan > Societies, etc.
University of Michigan > Students > 1931-1940.
University of Michigan > Students > Political activity.
Hazing > Michigan > Ann Arbor.
Indigenous peoples of North America > Michigan > Ann Arbor.
Stereotypes (Social psychology) > Michigan > Ann Arbor.
Ruthven, Alexander Grant, > 1882-1971.
Unedited footage.
Documentary films.
Genre:
Unedited footage.
Documentary films.
Local Note:
MSU: Was on reserve for Prof. LeBeau under title/call number: Michigamua Initiation & Take Over Footage; IAH211C/AMS365 #25 c. 2.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (55 min.) : sound, black and white, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Variant Title:
Michigamua initiation and takeover footage
Michigamua initiatio[ns] ; Inside the Michigam[ua "Wigwam"].
Format: Video DVD
Description
Summary:
Michigamua initiations (15 min.): Shows 1939 Michigamua initiation ritual near graduate library with crowd of observers, members in Indian costume on roof of Michigan Union and parading through University of Michigan campus, President Ruthven smoking ceremonial pipe. Digital version of film reel owned by Bentley Historical Library.
Takeover footage (40 min.): Unedited footage from the 2000 takeover of Michigamua office space in the Michigan Union building, University of Michigan, by the Students of Color Coalition, in protest of Michigamua's mimicking Native American culture and using Native artifacts. Appears to be part of a longer (80-minute) video titled: Inside the Michigamua "Wigwam."
Note:Title from disc label.
Videorecording.
Call Number:LJ41.M58 M534 2009 VideoDVD
System Details:Burned DVD, NTSC format.