About the Series:
\n2026 marks the United States&rsquo\; \;semiquincentennial&nb sp\;&ndash\; its 250th birthday! Join us to celebrate the big birthday all year long with a monthly film selection showing the people from the past and present that had a hand in creating these United States. Get a monthly cinematic glimpse of what America looks like! \;
\n\; \; \;This film is a short glimpse of the post-World War II life of Seminoles in the Everglades . Its tone is dated but provides a look at their life and work in their na tural surroundings. \;
\n\ ; \; This educational short made for classroom instruction depicts th e story of a young Seminole boy's (Naha) adventures with a baby alligator is used in dramatizing the life of the Seminole Indians of the past. Descr ibes their swamp environment\, their family relationships and their homes\ , food\, clothing\, and canoes.
\n\; \; This film is a small s ocial study of the Seminole and Miccosukee Indians of South Florida. After a brief history of their settlement in the early 1800s\, the film present s the problems of housing\, education\, employment and medical needs on th e various reservations at 40-mile Bend\, Brighton\, Big Cypress and Hollyw ood. Glimpses of schooling and headstart programs are shown\, as well as v iews of the traditional and modern adaptations made by the Indians.
\n< ul>\n&ensp\;&ensp\;&ensp\;&ensp\;This film made for children features a youn g narrator giving the audience a glimpse into his life. Pastimes in the Fl orida Everglades such as swimming and fishing are shown. Richard Sanders l ikes to fish by \; \;"gigging." Poised on the canal bank\, he car efully aims his gig (spear) above the water\, then hurls it in. When he pu lls it out he's often caught a fish.
\n\n\nAbo ut the Film Collection
\nThe 16mm film collection has been part of the Library's holdings for over 55 years. It began in the 1960s\, and its first films were part of the City of Miami&rsquo\;s public library before there was a county library. When MDPLS was formed\, the County sup plemented its local funding for films with Federal LSCA (Library Services and Construction Act) grants. Apart from leased feature films\, all films were purchased for free exhibition for the life of the print. Subjects wit hin the collection include experimental/avant-garde art films\, non-narrat ed films\, children&rsquo\;s films\, Black history\, Floridiana\, and loca l history. Today\, there are over 4\,000 films within the collection.
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About the Division of Special Collections &\; Archive
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Miami-Dade Public Library System&rsquo\;s Division of S pecial Collections &\; Archives holds rare and irreplaceable historical documents for the benefit of the public and scholarly community. They ove rsee the Helen Muir Florida Collection\, 16mm Film Collection\, Cuban Coll ection of Rare Books &\; Ephemera\, Genealogy Collection\, The Vasari P roject\, and rare &\; antiquarian books from as early as the 17th centu ry. The Division's primary goal is to provide the public with the contents of the vault at their request. Its collections include rare books\, origi nal manuscripts\, over 18\,000 photographs\, prints\, artifacts\, audiovis ual resources\, and electronic media.
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