Hide Tanning Feature Of Film Festival

WASHINGTON — For the Cree, the hide tanning process is a cooperative one.

Indian Hide Tanning allows viewers to watch the labors of an entire Cree family as they prepare a caribou hide for its future use. The film will be the featured offering during February at The Institute for American Indian Studies as the museum continues its Winter Film Festival.

Screenings will be each Saturday and Sunday during the month at 2 pm. The museum is at 38 Curtis Road; telephone 860-868-0518.