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Joseph Erb

"The Beginning They Told" The Beginning They Told
(2003, 11 min. Animation) US
Producer: Joseph Erb (Cherokee)
Director: Joseph Erb (Cherokee)
Produced for: the Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma.
In Cherokee with English subtitles.

In the beginning times, the animals living in the sky vault work together to bring about the creation of the earth from a tiny piece of mud.

Image credit: Joseph Erb - courtesy of the filmmaker; The Beginning They Told

Joseph Erb

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2003 Native American Film and Video Festival - NY premiere
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