Movies
- 1972
The Canoe
The Canoe01972HD
Utilizing engineering ingenuity that is centuries old, Atikamekw elders Agatha and Cézar Néwashish build a small-scale version of a...
- 1972
Children
Children01972HD
Through a series of still images, the bright, inquisitive and beautiful faces of the children from the Atikamekw community of Manawan are seen at...
- 1972
History of Manawan - Part Two
History of Manawan - Part Two01972HD
Atikamekw elder Cézar Néwashish continues to recount the history of the community of Manawan that first began in The History of...
- 1972
History of Manawan - Part One
History of Manawan - Part One01972HD
“It’s not how it used to be.” The words of Cézar Néwashish resonate throughout this short documentary that explores...
- 1972
Moose Call
Moose Call01972HD
Elders Mariane and Athanas Jacob – of the Atikamekw community of Manawan – demonstrate a moose-call horn constructed from bark. The...
- 1975
Salmon
Salmon01975HD
Expert fishers for their entire lives, Líl̓wat Elders Cora and Daniel Wells share their deep knowledge of salmon fishing, cleaning and...
- 1975
Basket
Basket01975HD
A series of still images follows master Líl̓wat basket maker Mathilda Jim, from the harvesting of materials to the creation of a...
- 1975
Xusum
Xusum01975HD
Accompanied by a song in the Lil̓wat7úl language, we follow a woman as she makes gwùshum, a Líl̓wat dessert and a very...
- 1979
Canada Vignettes: Wild Rice Harvest Kenora
Canada Vignettes: Wild Rice Harvest Kenora01979HD
Wild rice is an important source of food and revenue for many Anishinaabe people, who sometimes travel hundreds of kilometres to harvest the grain in...
- 1980
Canada Vignettes: June in Povungnituk - Quebec Arctic
Canada Vignettes: June in Povungnituk - Quebec Arctic01980HD
On a beautiful summer’s day in Nunavik, a family enjoys the pleasures of berry picking and fishing as the sound of two Elders throat-singing...
- 2005
Sigwan
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A young Native girl, rejected by her classmates, is comforted and counselled by the animals of the forest.
- 1975
L’íl’wata
L’íl’wata01975HD
The people of the L'íl'wat First Nation record their personal narratives about their culture, history, education, and the impact of residential...
- 1986
Richard Cardinal: Cry from a Diary of a Métis Child
Richard Cardinal: Cry from a Diary of a Métis Child01986HD
This short documentary is a moving tribute to Richard Cardinal, a Métis adolescent who committed suicide in 1984. Taken from his home at the...