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Long Line of Ladies

Rayka Zehtabchi & Shaandiin Tome · USA · Documentary · 22 min · ♥︎ 492

Directed by Shaandiin Tome, Rayka Zehtabchi · Starring Ahtyirahm Allen, Alme Allen, Pimm Tripp-Allen · 2022

A Karuk girl in Northern California and her community prepare for her Ihuk, the tribe's once-dormant coming-of-age ceremony, now revived to honour her passage into womanhood.

A warm, intimate look at a family and tribe reclaiming a sacred tradition that honours a girl's passage into womanhood.

A girl and her community prepare for her Ihuk, the once-dormant coming of age ceremony of the Karuk tribe of Northern California.

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