Cradleboards: A Tradition of Safety and Security

Title

Cradleboards: A Tradition of Safety and Security

Subject

Cradleboards. Indians of North America -- Northwest, Pacific -- Social life and customs.

Description

Infant cradleboards were an integral part of Indian culture. Today they provide a means for linking young mothers to their ancestors. Hence, today cradleboards are seeing an important resurgence. This video describes why cradleboards have been so important to the Indian people, as well as how they were made and used. It features elders from the Yakama and Warm Springs tribes of Washington and Oregon.

Publisher

Washington Traffic Safety Commission

Date

1999

Type

VHS CRAD

Identifier

2003.500.3441

Collection