'Powwow People' Review: Sky Hopinka's Stunning New Doc Is a Vital Vision of Modern Indigenous Life

The experimental documentary filmmaker Sky Hopinka has always been an artist capable of crafting the most captivating compositions as he challenges the audience to look deeper at his images. But it's his latest, the immersive wonder of a documentary "Powwow People," that represents something of a departure for him. While original in so many ways, it feels most akin to RaMell Ross' "Hale County This Morning, This Evening." What that similarly stunning film represents for Alabama, this one does for the Pacific Northwest. Though similar in some respects to a key element as his . . .