Video: Documentary: A community of Native People in Canada
This is video at its finest — informative, humanly intersubjective, tragic, whimsical, and sometimes heart-wrenching. It's about one of Canada's communities of Native People. Take the time and give it a look.
— Videoviewer, refWrite Backpage video newspotter, analyst, columnist
The People of the Kattawapiskak River
The People of the Kattawapiskak River (2012) National Film Board of Canada
Alanis Obomsawin
Alanis Obomsawin - NFB
50 minutes
Alanis Obomsawin’s documentary The People of the Kattawapiskak River exposes the housing crisis faced by 1,700 Cree in Northern Ontario, a situation that led Attawapiskat’s band chief, Theresa Spence, to ask the Canadian Red Cross for help. With the Idle No More movement making front page headlines, this film provides background and context for one aspect of the growing crisis. This film will stream free of charge until Friday, January 18, 2013.
50 minutes
Alanis Obomsawin’s documentary The People of the Kattawapiskak River exposes the housing crisis faced by 1,700 Cree in Northern Ontario, a situation that led Attawapiskat’s band chief, Theresa Spence, to ask the Canadian Red Cross for help. With the Idle No More movement making front page headlines, this film provides background and context for one aspect of the growing crisis. This film will stream free of charge until Friday, January 18, 2013.
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