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Northern Conference Film and Video Guide on Nativeand Northern Justice Issues.Simon Fraser Univ., Burnaby (British Columbia).ISBN-0-86491-051-785247p.; Prepared by the Northern Conference ResourceCentre.Northern Conference Film Guide, Continuing Studies,Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, British Columbia,Canada V5A 1S6 ($25.00 Canadian, $18.00 U.S.Currency).Reference Materials - Bibliographies (131)

MF01 Plus Postage. PC Not Available from EDRS.Adolescent Development; *American Indians; *CanadaNatives; Children; Civil Rights; Community Services;Correctional Rehabilitation; Cultural Differences;*Cultural Education; *Delinquency; Drug Abuse;Economic Development; Eskimo Aleut Languages; FamilyLife; Family Programs; *Films; French; GovernmentRole; Juvenile Courts; Legal Aid; Minority Groups;Slides; Social Problems; Suicide; Tribal Sovereignty;Tribes; Videotape Recordings; Young Adults; Youth;*Youth Problems; Youth Programs

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ABSTRACTIntended for teacheLs and practitioners, this film

and video guide contains 235 entries pertaining to the administrationof justice, culture and lifestyle, am: education and services innorthern Canada, it is divided into eight sections: Native lifestyle(97 items); economic development (28), rights and self-government(20); education and training (14); criminal justice system (26);family services (19); youth and children (10); and alcohol and drugabuse/suicide (21). Each entry includes: title, responsible person ororganization, name and address of distributor, date (1960-1984),format (16mm film, videotape, slide-tape, etc.), presence ofaccompanying support materials, length, sound and color information,language (predominantly English, some also French and Inuit),rental/purchase fees and preview availability, suggested use, and abrief description. A title index is provided. Updates are to bepublished on a yearly basis. (JMM)

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Introduction

The Northern Conference is an education andinformation network for those involved in the deliveryof justice services across the north. It servesprofessionals, paraprofessionals and communitiesinterested in developing community-based justiceservices and in increasing the efficiency andresponsiveness of existing services

Audiovisual materials used to educate and to informhave become increasingly significant across thenorth. The Film and Video Guide is a compilation ofthe growing number of audiovisual materialspertinent to the north whose subject matter touchesall aspects of northern life. the administration ofjustice, culture and lifestyle, education and servicesYearly updates of new items, clearly marked withsubject tab headings for easy insertion into thebinder, will be available.

The Northern Conference Resource Centre doesnot collect copies of these films and videos forloan, but each listing provides adequate sourceinformation for obtaining the desired item.

It is hoped that the Film and Video Guide will serveas a valuable compliment to other NorthernConference resource publications in providinggreater access to northern resources.

Present and FutureUse of the Guide

The film and audiovisual materials of the Guide areorganized into major subject headings as noted inthe Contents and on the tab heading -3 The NorthernConference plans to publish updates to the Film andVideo Guide cn a yearly basis Future updates willhave subject headings clearly marked for easyinsertion into the Guide As well, each subject will beindividually paginated.

Purchasers of the Film and Video Guide will benotified when the updates are available forpurchase

Contents

Native Lifestyle Section One

Economic Development Section Two

Rights and Self-Government Section Three

Education and Training Section Four

Criminal Justice System Section Five

Family Services Section Six

Youths and Children Section Seven

Drug Use and Suicide Section Eight

Index Section Nine

NATIVE LIFESTYLE 1

The American Indian Speaks23 Minutes, 16mm, sound, colour, English, forpreview, educational use, rental, purchase

This film is a documentary. The Muskugee,Cree, Sioux, and Nisqually Indians talkabout their people and their heritage. Withsome interpretations from Chief DanGeorge, they convey understandings oftheft early history and present dayconditions of North American Indians.

Distributed byNFB,2959 Stn M(222 1st St S E ),Calgary, Alta.T2P 3C3

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AugustaNFB Vancouver, L:ohn Taylor, Peter Jones

16mm, colour

This film is the portrait of Augusta Evans,the daughter of a Shuswap chief, whotoday at age 88, lives alone in a log cabinwithout running water or electricity in theCaribou country of B.C. She has seen thestagecoaches, the river steamers, theIndian trails and the Gold Rush, outlivingevery member of her family, except oneson.

Distributed byNFB,2959 Stn M(222 1st St. S E ),Calgary, AltaT2P 3C3

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NATIVE LIFESTYLE 3

The Ballad of the CrowfootBarrie Howells

1968, 10 Minutes, 18 Seconds, 16mm, sound, BIN,English, for preview, educational use, purchase

An impressionistic, haunting, often bitteraccount of the opening of the CanadianWest, presented through still photographyand the words and music of Willie Dunn, aMicmac from Montreal.

6Distributed byNFB,2959 Stn M(222 1st St. S E ),Calgary, AltaT2P 3C3

4 NATIVE LIFESTYLE

The Beauty of My People(La Beaute de mon peuple)NFB commissioned by the NFB to NovaProduction Toronto for the Department ofIndian Affairs and Northern Development

1977, 29 Minutes, 12 Seconds, 16mm, three-quartetand half inch videotape, sound, colour, French,English, for preview, educational use, purchase.

The film centers on Arthur Shilling, anOjibway artist from Rama Reserve on LakeCouchiching, Ontario. Shilling's artisticevolution is traced as is his move to Torontoand the difficulties he encountered there.Also discussed is the illness which causedShilling to re-evaluate his artistic goals.Interviews with the artist and othersinterested in his paintings are juxtaposedwith examples of the paintings. This film isabout e man who overcame personalchaos and went on to realize a dream hehad for his people.

Distributed byNFB,P.O. Box 6100,Montreal, Quebec,H3C 3H5

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Bella Bella

NATIVE LIFESTYLE 5

John N. Smith / Executive Producer, IanMcLaren

1975, 27 Minutes, 20 Seconds, 16mm, sound, colour,English. for preview, educational use, purchase

North of Vancouver, 300 miles up-coast, livethe Bella Bella Indians of Campbell Island.Since the coming of the white man thesefishing people have watched their ancientHeiltsuk culture and their independence allbut disappear. Today, they are making anenergetic attempt to become self-sufficient,by successfully combining a plah foreconomic development with a program ofcultural revival of ancient c(afts, dances,and language.

Distributed by.NFB,2959 Stn. M(222 1st St S.E.),Calgary Alta

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Box of TreasuresU'Mista Cultural Centre

1983, 28 Minutes, three-quarter inch videotape,16mm, rental ($50.00), purchase ($550 - 16mm, $375- video)

In the late 19th Century, the CanadianGovernment removed ritual objects fromthe possesion of the Kwakiutl. In 1980, atAlert Bay, the U'Mista Cultural Centreopened its doors to receive and house thecultural treasures which were seizeddecades earlier. This film documents thecultural signifcance of these events fortoday's Kwakiutl people.

Distributed byCanadian Filmmakers Distribution Centre,525 West Ponder St , Suite 1,Vancouver, B C ,

V6B 1V5

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NATIVE LIFESTYLE 7

Canada's Original Peoples:Then and NowTV Ontario

1977, 20 Minutes, three-quarter and half inchvideotape, sound, colour, English, for preview,educational use, purchase (a fee is charged fordubbing the program)

This program contrasts the life of nativepeople prior to the arrival of Europeanswith contemporary fife in Canada. Part oneexamines native artifacts from the RoyalOntario Museum, part two looks at life innative communities of the 1970's. Thisprovides an interesting look at history andcontemporary life and how the twointerplay.

Distributed byTV Ontario,Box 200, Stn. 0,Toronto, Ont.M4T 2T1

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Celebration of the Raven1981, 12 Minutes, colour, rental ($25), purchase($300)

Bill Reid is the eAnowledged master ofcontemporary art in the ancient nativetradition of the Haida people of the PacificNorthwest Coast of British Columbia. Since1959, he has created a series of largeworks of sculpture, culminating in his 1980masterwork, The Raven and the First Men.This film traces the evolution of thiscelebrated work of art, culminating in itsunveiling by Prince Charles.

Distributed byCanadian Filmmakers Distribution Centre,525 West Pender St , Suite 1,Vancouver, B.C.V6B 1V5

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NATIVE LIFESTYLE 9

Children of Coal HarbourSaskatchewan Education

1973, 29 Minutes, three-quarter inch videotape,sound, colour, English, for preview, educational use,purchase

Centres around Eskimo children onSouthampton Island and by following theiractivities, reflects the life and culture of theirenvironment. Shows how Europeancivilization has influenced the Eskimo wayof life.

Distributed byCBC Film Library,Box 500, Stn A,Toronto, Ontario,M5W 1E6

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Circle of the SunNFB, Tom Daly

1960, 29 Minutes, 13 Seconds, 16mm, 35mm,three-quai Ler and half inch, videotape, sound, colour,French, English, educational use, purchase

This film examines one of the lastgatherings of Blood Indians of Albertacelebrating the passing glory of their tribe.The exciting spectacle of the Sun Dance iscaptured on film for the first time. The filmalso reflects the predicament of the younggeneration, those who have relinquishedtheir ties with their own people but have notvet found a place in a changing world.

Distributed byN FB,PO Box 6100,Montreal, Que.,H3C 3H5

NATIVE LIFESTYLE 11

Cold JourneyGeorge Pearson / Colin Low

1972, 75 Minutes, 29 Seconds, 16mm, 35mm, sound,colour, English, for preview, educational use,purchase

A dramatic account of a young CanadianIndian's attempt to find a place for himselfin society. It tells of the cultural shock of aneducational system that teaches him to bea white man, and of his attempts todiscover a way through the unexpectedpitfalls and disillusionment that are as cruelas the bitter wind that greets him on hiscold and lonely journey. The film starsBuckley Petawabani, Johnny Yesno andChief Dan George and was shot onlocation with the people of Indian reservesand schools in northern Saskatchewan andManitoba.

Distributed byNFB,P.O. Box 6100,Montreal, QuebecH3C 3H5

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Cree Hunters of theMistassiniColin Low / Len Chatwin

1974, 57 Minutes, 53 Seconds, 16mm, sound, colour,French, English, for preview, educational use,purchase

During the winters, the Cree of Mistassinihave gone to the bush of the James andUngava Bay area to hunt. Three familiesagreed to meet an NFB crew who filmedthe building of the winter camp, thehunting, the relationship to the land, andthe rhythms of Cree family life. Thissensitive film expresses Cree beliefs andthe ecological principles that constitutefundamental entities of their lives. It is anexcellent portrayal of the traditional life ofthe Cree.

Distributed byNFB,2959 Stn. M(222 1st St. S E ),Calgary, Alta.T2P 005 ld

NATIVE LIFESTYLE 13

The Cree of Paint HillsDiederick D'Ailly

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1976 56 Minutes, 50 Seconds, 16mm, sound, colour,English, for preview, educational use, purchase

The story of one group of Canadian nativeswhose special culture has remainedrelatively intact the Cree who live near themouth of the Makatua River on the eastcoast of James Bay. Throughout theseasons, an unobtrusive camera follows thepeople. Faced by the disruptive James Baypower project, they must strive more thanever to preserve all they can of theirprecious culture.

Distributed byNFB,2959 Stn. M(222 1st St S.E ),Calgai y, AltaT2P 3C3

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Dene FamilyGoldi Productions

1981, 20 Minutes, 16mm, sound, colour, for preview,educational use, purchase

The Dene are northern Athabaskan Indiansof the N.W.T., the Yukon and northernAlberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, and B.C.Narrated by 10-year-old Elizabeth, thisdocumentary provides a positive, intimatelook at the day-to-day life of her family, herparents at work and the older childrenteaching the younger ones the basichousehold skills. Throughout the filmElizabeth explains that 'life has changed forour people', but at the same time sheshows the many ways in which the oldtraditions, skills and values are still verymuch &!ive.

Distributed byNFB,PO Box 6100,Montreal, Que ,

H3C 3H5

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0 Eagleson the River28 Minutes, 16mm, 35mm slide-sound, sound, colour,English, rental, purchase

The story of a band of Canadian OjibwayIndians from mid-northern Ontario. It is astory of a group of people who have foundtheir own technique for managing a worldof change.

Distributed byUniversity of Guelph,Guelph, Ontario

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The Eskimo: Fight for LifeNFB

1970, 51 Minutes, 6 Seconds, 16mm, sound, colour,English, for preview, educational use, purchase

An authentic record of the life of the NetsilikInuit of the Pelly Ba" region of theCanadian Arctic during their last migratorycamp. It shows the old Inuit culture, thecommunal life of the seal hunters and theirfamilies, and their complete adaptation totheir environment. This film was producedwith commentary, from footage brought outof the Arctic by anthropologists.

Distributed byNFB,2959 Stn M(222 1st St. S.E ),Calgary, AltaT2P 3C3

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A Fisherman's DayGoldi Productions, John Goldi, Joan Goldi

1981, 12 Minutes, 33 Seconds, 16mm, sound, colour,English

This film details the hardworking life ofCanadian freshwater fishermen on GreatSlave Lake. A short version of the filmentitled 'They Fish the Great Slave'. Thelonger version is 29 minutes long, made in1980.

Distributed byGoldi Productions,716 Bigelow Cres,Yellowknife, N.W T.,X1A 2Z2

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Fort Resolution: Furs, Faithand FortitudeFilms North, Alex Czarnecki

1982, 27 Minutes, 50 Seconds, 16mm, sound, colour,English, for preview, purchase

This film documents the evolution of theNorthwest Territories' oidest community,Fort Resolution. Past, present, and futureare intertwined in this portrait of conflict andchange.

Distributed by:Films North Inc.,PO Box 2829,Graham Bromley Bldg ,

Franklin Ave.,Ste. 203,Yellowknife, N WT,X1A 2R2

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The Gibson ReserveTV Ontario

1978, 29 Minutes, three-quarter and half inchvideotape, sound, colour, English, for preview,educational use, purchase

Native peoples on the Gibson Reservediscuss their heritage, ways of preservingthe race, and adapting to economicrealities. Band chief Ken Commandantcomments on the future of the band andthe Canadian native Indian.

Distributed by.TV Ontario,P.O. Box 200, Station 0,Toronto, OntM4T 2T1

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The Great Spirit28 Minutes, 16mm, 35mm slide-sound, sound, colour,English, rental, purchase

Many Canadian Indians are finding a newsense of solidarity in their traditionalreligious beliefs. This film presents a rareglimpse of Canada's native people's sacredplaces, rituals, and ceremonies, as theyrediscover their ancient religious heritageand renew their sense of Indian identity.

DIstr..,uted byNFB,2959 Stn M(222 1st St. S E.),Calgary, AltaT2P 3C3

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The Hunters13 Minutes, 16mm, sound, colour, English, rental,purchase

The film joins a hunting party by residentsof the Frobisher Bay Correctional Centre.The stalking, killing and skinning of sealand caribou is featured prominently, withexplanation as to the importance of theseanimals to the Inuit way of life.

DistributeNFB,2959 Stn M(222 1st StCalgary, AltaT2P 3C3

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Ice People23 Minutes, 16mm, sound, colour, English, rental,purchase

An anthropological study of the I n Jit andtheir 10,000 year old culture.


H3C 3H3

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IgloolikTV Ontario

29 Minutes, three-quarter and half inch videotape,sound, colour, English, for preview, educational use,purchase (a fee is charged for dubbing the program)

Iglodik is a small settlement in the centralArctic. There are approximately 700 Inuitliving there, half of whom are under 12years of age. This program presents avisual impression of the hamlet with voiceover comments. From the statements,viewers can gain some insight into thechanging times through which thesepeople are struggling. There is a strikingcontrast between the Inuit who live as theirforefathers did and the young people whoare anxious to learn the ways of the South.Many of the young people are fightingpatiently to retain customs and traditions oftheir forefathers.

Distributed byTV Ontario,Box 200, Stn. 0,Toronto, Ont.M4T 2T1

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Incident at RestigoucheNFB

1984

Documentary dscribing events in 1981when the Parti Quebecois governmentordered two raids on the Micmac Reserveover a dispute concerning a time schedulefor Indian fishermen.

Distributed byNFB,2959 Ftn M(222 1st St. S E ),Calgary, Alta ,

T2P 3C3

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Indian Dialogue: Is It HerProblem...Or Yours?John Kemeny / NFB, the Challenge forChange series in cooperation withdepartments and agencies of theGovernment of Canada

1967, 27 Minutes, 43 Seconds, 16mm, sound, BW,English, for preview, educational use, purchase

Indians of all sorts, soft-spoken elders andimpetuous youngsters argue about whatcan be done to break the grip of economicpoverty without suffering further spiritualdeprivation. It is a surprising film thatreveals the Indian's predicament as well asthe white's.

Distributed by:NFB,2959 Stn. M(222 1st St. S.E.),Calgary, Alta.,T2P 3C3

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Indian MementoRobert Forget / Andre Belleau

1967, 18 Minutes. 12 Seconds, 16mm, sound, colour,French, English, for preview, educational use,purchase

A visit to the 'Indians of Canada' pavilion atExpo 67, Montreal. Inside there are Indianartifacts, but even more arresting are theprinted placards that tell the story of theIndian in North America. Written withoutrancour, the film recalls what contact withEuropean settlers has cost the Indians infreedom of movement, loss of land, loss ofhealth of body and spiritual values.

Distributed byNFB,2959 Stn M(222 1st St S E ).Calgary, AltaT2P 3C3

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The Indian SpeaksNFB, / Andre Belleau / Produced forDepartment of Citizenship and Immigration

1937, 40 Minutes, 20 Seconds, 16mm, 35mm, sound,colour, French, English, for preview, educational use,purchase

A film about Indians in many parts ofCanada who are concerned withpreserving what is left of their own cultureand restoring what has been lost. It is theconsciousness of the Indian traditionslipping away, with nothing equallysatisfying or significant to take its place, thatthis film discovers wherever it goes. One ofthe speakers is an artist who for a time livedin Toronto but returned to his reserve todevote his efforts to his own people;another is a business girl in Vancouver.

Distributed byNFB,2959 Stn M(222 1st St S E ),Calgary, MaT2P 3C3

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Inupiatun: In the Manner ofthe EskimoCinetel Film Productions Ltd.

55 Minutes, 16mm, sound, colour, English, purchase

A documentary on the Eskimos of theMcKenzie Delta area filmed over a period ofa year in hunting and fishing camps.Depicts the current way of life of theEskimos which includes technologicalinnovations of the whites such as thesnowmobile and rifle. The film draws noconclusions, but one may assume that thelifestyle of the Eskimo is in fact doomed.

Distributed byCinetel Film Productions t td ,

10251-106 StEdmonton, AltaT5J 1H5

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0 James Bay: 5,000 Years ofHistoryMinistere des Affaires culturelles

1982, 28 Minutes, three-quarter inch videotape,16mm, sound, colour, English, French, rental,purchase.

This film was shot of an archaeologicalexcavation at James Bay. Time is runningout, for the vast reserves of water thathydro-electric development requires mayobliterate evidence of Amerindian history.

Distributed byMulti Media5225 rue BernMontreal, QueH2J 2S4

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Joe David: Spirit of the MaskSeawolf Films

16mm, sound, colour, English, for preview, rental($55.00), purchase ($475.00)

This film depicts the cultural revival takingplace throughout native communities todayin North America. The film is also the storyof Joe David and the influences on himthroughout his lifr7:tirne that have revealedthemselves through his carvings. It f;-.1lowbthe creative process of carving andfinishing a magnificent wolf headdress froma block of cedar to its ultimate use as aceremonial mask worn by the artist himselfin a haunting dance which ends the film.

Distributed byKensington Communications Inc ,

104 Bellevue Ave ,

Toronto, Ont ,

M5T 2N9

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Joshua's First Carving (Lapremiere sculpture deJoshua)sunrise Films, CBC, Fred Harris, DeepaSaltzman, Paul Saltzman, Paul Quigley

1980, 24 Minutes, 16mm, sound, colour, French,English, for preview, for educational use, purchase

This film focuses on the life of Joshua, whois an Inuit living in the Arctic. We see howJoshua leans how to carve soapstone byworking with his uncle.

Distributed byViking Films Ltd.,151 Esna Par . Dr , Unit 9Markham, Ont ,

L3R 3B1

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Kalvak20 Minutes, 16mm, sound, colour, English, rental,purchase

Until 10 years ago, Kalvak, an Inuit woman,was recognized as the finest seamstress onHoman Island, in the N.W.T. Today she isbecoming increasingly well known as thecreator of highly sophisicated Inuit art.

Distributed byInternational Telefilm Enterprises Ltd ,

47 Densley Ave ,

Toronto, OntM6M 5A8

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KleenaMacubab Production


Since time immemorial the Kwakiutl Indiansof B.C. have been catching eulachon, asmall oily fish they render to provide theirmain source of grease (kleena). This filmdescribes the catching and renderingprocess and shows the importance of theyield to their traditional way of life.

Distributed byCanadian Filmmakers' Distribution West,525 West Pender, Suite 1,Vancouver, B C.V6B IV5.

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Ksan 016mm, sound, English, rental, purchase

Tells the story of the Gitksan people, aNorthwest Coast Indian tribe and thesuccessful effort to re-establish their artsand culture at `Ksan, the recreation of anIndian village at the confluence of theSkeena and Bulk ley Valley.

Distributed by.B. C Dept of Travel,800 Hornby,Vancouver, B.C.

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LegendNFB, Tom Daly

15 Minutes, 11 Seconds, 35mm, 16mm, colour

A beauty and the beast tale, but clearly forolder children for beauty becomes thebeast and it is the doting prince who at lastawakes to save the innocence of the earth.The symbols of the story, and many ol itsideas, derive from west coast Canadian

410Indian myth, but the costuming might beour of Grimm and the photography is sohandled as to reduce the detail of thepictures and the natural range of colourshadings. This optical manipulation of thepictures on the screen is designed toenhance the fantasy, to draw you into theland of dreams where anything is possibleby supernatural means.

Distnbuted by.NFB,2959 Stn M(222 1st St. S.E ),Calgary, Alta.T2P 3C3

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Like the TreesNFB

14 Minutes, 15 Seconds, 16mm, sound, English, forpreview, educational use, purchase

Rose is a Metis from northern Alberta, awoman who has lifted herself out of ananguished existence in the city byrediscovering her roots among theWoodland Cree. A good illustration of aliving traditional lifestyle in contemporarysociety.

Distributed by:NFB,2959 Stn. M(222 1st St. S.E.),Calgary, Alta,T2P 3C3

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A Little While More Yet1976, 14 Minutes, 30 Seconds, 16mm, colour, rental($25), purchase ($300)

Stephen Charleson, a native Canadian,describes in his own words and manner theproblems which his people haveencountered in trying to adjust to whitesociety. The film neither praises .iorcondemns, it simply states fact.

Distributed byCanadian Filmmakers Distribution Centre,525 West Fender St , Suite 1,Vancouver, B C.,V6B 1V5

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Magic in the SkyArthur Hammond, Ted Riley, Peter Raymont


This is a documentary film investigating theimpact of U.S. and Canadian TV on theInuit people of the Canadian arctic. Sinceits inception, television (or 'magic in thesky' as the Hudson's Bay Company[publicized their newest consurner toy) hashad a dramat;c impact on previouslyisolate6 Inuit communities. This is the storyof 1:-,e spirit and determination of the InuitTapirisat of Canada and the EskimoBrotherhood to establish Canada's firstInuit-language TV network.

Distributed byN FB,

2959 Stn. M(222 1st St. S.E.)Calgary, AlbertaT2P 3C3

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Man Who Chooses the BushNFB Vancouver, Peter Jones, withcooperation of Alberta Department ofEducation

28 Minutes, 50 Seconds, 16mm, sound, colour,English, fe. preview, educational use

The story of Frank Ladouceur, a Metis whofor five six months at a time works andlives alone in the desolate northernwilderness maintaining his trapline. His wifeand family live many miles away in thegovernment town of Fort Chipewyan,Alberta, where his children can get a'white' education.

Distributed by.NFB,2959 Stn M(222 1st St S E.),Calgary, AltaT2P 3C3

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The Metis (The Education ofMike McManus)TV Ontario

1975, 25 Minutes, three-quarter and half inchvideotape, sound, colour, English, for preview,educational use, purchase (fees are charged fordubbing programs)

An exploration of the lives and history of theMetis in Canada with Dr Howard Adams,author of Prison of Grass, and professor ofnative studies at the University of California.Dr. Adam tells host Mike McManus abouthis childhood in Saskatchewan, hispersonal struggle for self-respect, and thespecial problems of the Metis today.

Distributed byTV Ontario,P.O. Box 200, Station 0,Toronto, Ont.M4T 2T1

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O The Metis Our New NPeople

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ation

27 Minutes, 16mm, sound, colour, English, rental,purchase

Over the past 200 years the Metis havedeveloped a unique political and culturalheritage. This film shows some of thehistory of the Metis people living on theprairies, the problems they face and thecultural values they have adopted. Thepredominantly Metis community of GreenLake, Saskatchewan is shown to reflectsome of the culture and lifestyle of thepeople today.

Distributed byCBC Film Library,Box 500. Station A,Toronto, Ont.M5W 1E6

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Moccasin Flats28 Minutes, 16mm, sound, colour, English, rental,purchase

Portrait of the Cree village 'Moccasin Flats'.Discusses the problems and theunblemished beauty of the heritage, theland. The film deals with a contemporaryand urgent social problem relating toCanada's native people.

Distributed by'ITE 1974,47 Dens ley,Toronto, Ont.M5M 5A8

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M )re Than Bows and ArrowsCinema Associates Ltd.

1978, 56 Minutes, 12 parts, 16mm, videotape, sound,colour, English, for educational use, rental, purchase($795.00)

In order to authoritatively trace thecontributions of Native Americans to thedevelopment of the U.S., CinemaAssociates production crews covered theU.S. from coast to coast and from theArctic to the Gulf. They document theincredible evidence that Indians, Eskimos,and Aleuts practiced many technologiesand developed numerous socialaccomplishments which are seldomcredited to them.

Distributed byKinetic,781 Gerrard St E ,

Toronto, Ont ,

M4M 1Y5

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Mount Chopaka EasterSunday Jackpot Rodeo1980, 15 Minutes, colour, rental ($25), purchase($300)

Reminiscent of days past andold-fashioned rodeos, the LoweverSimilkameun Indian Band at Keremeosholds this annual get-together as acelebration of the end of the long hardwinter.

Distributed byCanadian Filmmakers Distribution Centre,525 West Pender St., Suite 1,Vancouver, B C.,V6B 1V5

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The Netsilik Eskimo TodayCo-produced by NFB and EducationDevelopment Center (U.S.A.)


A film made from footage obtained duringthe filming of the Netsilik Eskimo series. Itshows the actual life of an Inuit family todayin the settlement of Pelly Bay inside theArctic Circle. Under a federal governmentprogram, permanent (heated) housing, aschool and a store are provided fo. hecommunity . This film affords a glimpse ofthe Inuit adaptation to these changedconditions.

Distributed byNFB,2959 Stn M(222 1st St S E.),Calgary, Alta.T2P 3C3

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New Day - New Horizons(Horizons Nouveaux Jourapres jour)Commissioned by NFB to Jeffrey HowardProductions Ltd. for Canada Employmentand Immigration Commission.


This drama looks at the experiences ofthree young people, Bill, Emily andLawrence, who have recently moved fromtheir Indian reserve to the city. By focusingon the areas of skills training, employmentopportunities, and on-the-job pressures,New Day New Horizons serves as a usefultool for preparing native peoples for thedemands of working in urban environment.

Distributed by.NFB,2959 Stn. M(222 1st St S.E.),Calgary, Alta.T2P 3C3 52

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New Ways of Knowing (Northof 60: Destiny Uncertain)TV Ontario

30 Minutes, three-quarter and half inch videotape,sound, colour, French, English, with accompanyingsupport materials, for preview, educational use,purchase (a fee is charged for dubbing the program)

This exploration of the meeting of age-oldtraditional ways of the North with the newways of the South, examines efforts todevelop a Northern science whichincorporates the expertise of both. Theprogram looks at the impact of technologyon the North, with particular emphasis oncommunications and wildlife management.

Distributed byTV Ontario,PO Box 200, Station 0,Toronto, OntM4T 2T1

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Ninstints: Shadow Keepers ofthe Past1983, 27 Minutes, 30 Seconds, 16mm, videotape,sound, colour, English, with accompanying studyguide, educational use, rental, purchase

Ninstints is the site of the vestiges of thegreat wooden structures and houses of theKunghit Haida people. Ninstints is the onlydocumentation which brings all of theknown information about the Haida, theirhistory, and their art into a half-houreducational package.

Distributed by.Canadian Filmakers Distribution West,525 West Pender St , Suite 1,Vancouver, B CV6B 1V5

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Nishnawbe-Aski The Peopleand the LandJohn N. Smith / Graeme Ferguson / DonHopkins

1977, 27 Minutes, 50 Seconds, 16mm, three-quarterand half inch videotape, sound , colour, English, forpreview, educational use, purchase

The main issue in this film is change andhow it is affecting the Cree and OjibwayIndians of the Nishnawbe-Aski region. Thefilm shows clearly that the oeople of theNishnawbe-Aski are trying to meet changeon their own terms. Aware of the evils thatsometimes accompany change, they areresorting to a variety of measures thatrange from increased autonomy, improvededucation and social programs, politicalpressure, and a nurturing of traditionalways.

Distributed by:NFB,2959 Stn M (222 1st St S E ),Calgary, AltaT2P 303

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Noah 024 Minutes, 16mm, sound, colour, English, rental,purchase

Montreal filmmaker, John Bassett, visitsFrobisher Bay and other Northerncommunities, to record the activities of Inuitartists. The old ways are fast disappearing,and Noah and other artists relive the dayswhen life ',.as hard but simple, through theirart. A subtle but pointed comment on ourinfluence on Inuit culture.

Distributed by:Marlin Motion Pictures, Ltd,47 Lakeshore Road E.,Mississauga, Ont.L5G 1C9

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Northern GamesCommissioned by NFB to Focus North Ltd,for the Department of Indian Affairs andNorthern Development

1981, 25 Minutes, 40 Seconds, 15mm, three-quarterand half inch videotape, sound, colour, English, forpreview, educational use, purchase

Northern Games is a study of a peoplewhose games reveal who they are. Theycome out of a tradition where the key wordis survival. A film about the traditionalgames of the Inuit as they are practiced800 kilometres north of the Arctic Circle byyouth in competition from communitiesacross the North. The film describes theskills required to play them, the traditionsbehind the games, and the spirit ofcooperation as opposed to hardcompetition that inspires the participants.

Distributed by:NFB,2959 Stn. M(222 1st St. S.E )Ca'gary, Alta.T2P 3C3

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Nunatsiaq: The Good LandTV Ontario


This program presents the history of theInuit in relation to the land and offersinsights into the Inuit people's culture, theirreaction to assimilation in the past, and forthe future, their determination to controltheir own destiny.

Distributed byTV OntarioPO Box 200, Stn.Q,Toronto, Ont.M4T 2T1

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The Other Side of theLedger: An Indian View ofthe Hudson's Bay CompanyGeorge Pearson, NFB

1972, 42 Minutes, 22 Seconds, 16mm, videotape,sound, colour, English, for preview, educational use,purchase

The Hudson's Bay Company's 300thanniversary celebration was no occasionfor joy among the people whose lives weretied to the trading stores. This film, narratedby George Manuel, past president of theNational Indian Brotherhood, presents theview of spokesmen for Canadian Indianand Metis groups. There is sharp contrastbetween the official celebration, with QueenElizabeth II among the guests, and whatIndians have to say about their lot in thecompany's operations.

Distributed byNFB,2959 Stn. M(222 1st St S E )Calgary, AltaT2P 3C3

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Our Children, Our FutureCdn. Institute of Child Health

1981, 14 Minutes, 16mm, sound, colour, English

This film shows examples of how thetraditional view of native life is taughtthrough stories and demonstrations ofcraftwork and wilderness skills. It coversdefinition of culture, importance oftraditions, role of elders, importance ofchildren to the future. It is part four of afour-part series.

Distributed by:North American Indian Films Inc.,177 Nepean St.,Ottawa, Ont.K2P 0[34

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Our Dear SistersKathleen Shannon / Executive Producer,Len Chatwin


Alanis Obomsawin, a North AmericanIndian who earns her living by singing andmaking films, is the mother of an adoptedchild. She talks about her life, her people,and her responsibilities as a single parent.Her observations shake some of ourcultural assumptions

Distributed byNFB,2959 Stn M(222 1st St S E ),Calgary AltaT2P 3C3

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Our Native People: Part 2(People Patterns)TV Ontario

1960, 29 Minutes, three-quarter and half inchvideotape, sound colour, English, for preview,educational use, purchase

Seven young Inuit from the Canadian Arctictalk with host Joan Reed-Olsen about thedifficulties they face in southern urbancentres. Their desire to return home withnew skills that will help their people adjustto rapid changes is seen as very important.

Distributed byTV Ontario,P0. Box 200, Station 0,Toronto, Ont ,

M4T 2T1

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0 Our Native Peoples (PeoplePatterns)TV Ontario


Joan Reed-Olsen talks with guestsrepresenting four different Indian bandsacross Canada. They discuss newprograms to help native people adapt tourban society, Canadian textbooks, and themedia's past misrepresentation of nativeIndians.


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Paradox of Norval MorisseauHenning Jacobsen Productions

20 Minutes, 16mm, sound, colour, for preview,educational use

A revealing portrait of Norval Morisseau, aremarkable Indian artist who has emergedfrom a life of hardship and obscurity in theNorth American bush to become one ofCanada's most renowned painters. Today,with his paintings selling in some ofCanada's top galleries, he still lives andpaints as we see him here among thelakes and woodlands of his Ojibwayancestors, clinging to the vanishingheritage that is the source of his inspiration.Torn between his Indian ancestry and thewhite man's world he has recently entered,he is a character of many moods and manypolarities.

Distributed by.NFB,2959 Stn M(222 1st St S E ),Calgary, AltaT2P 3C3

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The People at Dipper18 Minutes, 16mm, sound, colour, English, rental,purchase

This film shows life among the ChipewyanIndians on the Patuanak Reserve innorthern Saskatchewan, where new waysof living do not conflict with the traditionalactiOies.

Distributed byNFB,2959 Stn M(222 1st St S E ),Calgary, AltaT2P 3C3

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People of the Big RiverGraydon McCrea / Tamarack Films

1981, 16 Minutes, 16mm, colour, sound, English, forpreview, purchase

Alestine Anche, a young Loucheauxwoman, returns to her family's traditionalsummer camp on the Mackenzie giver nearthe Arctic Circle. Alestine, one of fourgenerations of Anches at the campprepares fish as it was made by theLoucheaux people centuries beforeAlexander Mackenzie discovered the BigRiver.

Distributed byTamarack Films,11032 76th St ,

Edmonton, Alta ,

T5B 2C6

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People of the Sacred CircleCBC

1975, 27 Minutes, 50 Seconds, colour.

At the Indian Ecumenical Conference in1975, signs of discontent emerged: theyoung were demanding changes, the oldwere resisting contemporary pressures, thepresence of white film crews drew darkresentful glances, and the rain fell and fellan omen some said from the disapprovinggods. The resulting program looks not onlyat the special events of this yearlyweek-long study session but at the internalproblems of preserving something called"Indianness".

Distributed byNFB,P.O. Box 6100,Montreal, Que.,H3C 3H5

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People of the Seal(Part I - Eskimo Summer,Part II Eskimo Winter)52 Minutes each, 16mm, sound, colour, English,rental, purchase

These two films, co-productions of theB.B.C. and NFB, are compiled from someof the most vivid actual footage ever filmedof the life of the Netsilik Inuit in the Pe Ily Bayregion.

Distributed byBBC Part I,NFB - Part II,2959 Stn M(222 1st St. S. E.)Calgary, Alta.T2P 3C3

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PikangikumRobert Verrall / John Kemeny

1967, 9 Minutes, ').2 Seconds, 16mm, sound, BW,English, for preview, educational use, purchase

In this film made originally for theatricaluse, the mood of the Pikangikum IndianReserve in northern Ontario is evokedthrough snatches of dialogue and drawingsby oohn Gould.

DistributedNFB,2959 Stn M(222 1st St. S E )Calgary, Alta.T2P 3C3

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Potlatch: A S'J...ict Law BidsUs Dance53 Minutes, film, videotape, rental ($95 film, $60video) purchase ($950 - film, $475 video)

Over the centuries the Kwakiutl Indiansdeveloped a sophisticated culture basedon the ceremonial giving away of surpluswealth For years, the Canadiangovernment outlawed the Potlatch. By theiractions, a unique people was crushed,while its cultural artifacts were seized,studied, and "protected". The U'MistaCultural Society decided in 1974 to tracethe history of the Potlatch and this is theirStory.

Distributed by.Canadian Filmmakers Distributer , citre,525 West Pender S'., Suite 1,Vancouver, B C.V6B 1V5

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Potlatch People26 Minutes, 16mm, sound, colour, English, rental,purchase

The Indians of the Pacific Northwest mayhave been the first Americans with a richculture of dance, song, and sculpture. Atthe heart of the social system wereceremonies called potlatches held to markoccasions such as the inheritance ofprivileges, marriages, the end of amarriage and the presentation of an heft.Today the Indians attempt to live in themainstream of society. Their culture hasbeen almost entirely lost due to small pox,a government ban on potlatching, andmissionaries.

Distributed byInternational Telefilm Enterprises Ltd47 Dens ley Ave.,Toronto, Ont ,

M6M 5A8

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Qilaluganiatut10 Minutes, 16mm, sound, colour, English, rental,purchase

A journey with six Inuit hunters in theirpursuit of the Beluga whale near FrobisherBay, N.W.T. A good example of thetraditional hunting life of the Inuit people.

Distributed by.DIAND, Film Library,55 St. Clair Ave E , 5th Floor,Toronto, Ont.M4T 1M2

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. Race of the SnowsnakerAKO Productio: is, Toronto

8 Minutes, 23 Seconds, 16mm, colour

The race of the snowsnakes is an ancientIndian game handed down from generationtc generation and vividly demonstrated inthis film by Al Porter of the Iroquois SixNations Indian Reserve at Oshweken. Hedescribes the careful selection of wood, themeticulous preparation and handiwork, theknowledge of snow and weather conditionsthat go into 'bringing the snakes to life'.

Distributed by:NFB,P0. Box 61CO3Montreal, Que.H3C 3H5

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The Red Dress *16mm, sound, colour, English, rental, purchase, withaccompanying support materials

Kelly is a non-status Indian best suited, itseems, to a traditional outdoors lifestyle.His daughter is proud of the ways of herpeople, but is also drawn to the world of thewhite man. The film tells a story ofconflicting loyalties, of the glorious past andthe demands of the present day, oftraditional values and family affection.

Distributed by:NFB,2959 Stn. M(222 1st St. S.E.),Calgary, AltaT2P 303

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Rice HarvestJerry Krepakevich / NFB

11 Minutes, 44 Seconds, 16mm, three-quarter inchvideo, assette, colour

Jim Johnson is a bush pilot from Riverton,Manitoba, a modern-day voyageur dressedin blue jeans and photograys. Everyautumn he flies northern lakes in search ofwild rice to sell to American buyers. Eachfall, for generations, families of thePauingassi band have made their riceharvest camp by these northern lakes andcombed the reedy shores with brooms,paddles and baskets for the sacred crop;manomin, wild rice, Indian gold.

Distributed byNFB,P.O. Box 6100,Montreal, QuebecH3C 3H5

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Salmon PeopleNFB / Shelah Reljic / Peter Jones


The legendary relationship between thewest coast Indians and the salmon, oncetheir staple food, is revealed in this film thatcontrasts ancient myth and modern reality.We see how Raven finds riches in theharvest of the salmon only to loseeverything through a thoughtless actagainst the Spirit of the Salmon. So toodoes modern man jeopardize his livingfrom the sea by heedless action. Images ofancient spear-fishing and primitivesmokehouses contrast with today's imagesof Indians operating a seiner and workingin a co-op cannery.

Distributed by.NFB,P.O. Box 6100,Montreal, Que ,

H3C 3H5

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Sananguagat: InuitMasterworksTom Daly / Cohn Low


An exhibition of Inuit carvings from publicand private collections brought together bythe Canadian Eskimo Arts Council. This isthe true art of the Inuit, the expression instone, ivory, and bone of theft life and theanimal co-dwellers of their Arctic domain.Alternating between close-ups of theexhibits are views of the daily life in theIgloolik settlement of the NorthwestTerritories where the outdoor scenes werefilmed.

Distributed by.NFB,2959 Stn. M(222 1st St S.E ),Calgary, Alta.T2P 3C3

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Sauk-Ai10 Minutes, 16mm, sound, colour, English, rental,purchase

Based on a legend of the TsimshianIndians of B.C., this film is about Ravenwho takes the shape of a fisherman. Hemeets Salmon Woman. Their life together isharmonious until Raven forgets hishappiness and turns on his wife in anger.She returns to the water as a salmon,Sauk-Ai, taking all the salmon away fromthe fisherman.

Distributed byNFr3,2959 Stn M(222 1st St S E )Calgary, Alta ,

T2P 3C3

Schefferville

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An exciting view of the Arctic Winter Gamesheld in Schefferville, northern Quebec, in1976. The events range from table-tennisto curling, and include six indigenousArctic sports. The games were seven daysof hard competition, as well as a week ofsharing common northern experiences andgood will.

Distributed:NFB,2959 Stn M(222 1st St. S E ),Calgary, Alta.T2P 3C3

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Season of the Birch17 Minutes, 16mm, sound, colour, English, rental,purchase

The making of birch syrup in northwestAlberta is a fast disappearing skill The filmshows this skill and the everyday life of acommunity.

Distributed byOmega Films.133 Manville RdUnit #9,Scarborough, OntM1L 4J7

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The Shadow Catcher1975, 88 Minutes, 16mm, sound, colour, English

During some 32 years (1896-1930) withNorth American Indians, Edward S. Curtis(photographer, anthropologist, andfilmmaker) undertook an intensiveanthropological study of these peoples.This film examines his work: 40,000photographs, 20 portfolios, and 20volumes of written text which preserve anddocument many of the traditions andlifestyles of Northern American IndianTribes.

Distributed by:International Telefilm Enterprises Ltd47 Dens ley Ave.,Toronto, Ont ,

M6M 5A8

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Sharing the Magic (PeoplePatterns)TV Ontario

1982, 59 Minutes. three-quarter and half Inchvideotape, sound, colour. English, for preview,educational use, purchase,

The 1982 Indigenous People's TheatreCelebration with performers from as faraway as Greenland, Australia and Ecuador.Participants in the 9-day festival at CurveLake Indian Reserve, near Peterborough.Ont., comrnent on the significance of theinternational gathering, what makes agroup indigenous, and the many types oftheatre presented at the festival.

Distr buted byTV OntarioPO Box 200 Sta' on Q.loronto OntM4T 2T1

Spence Bay

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Fifteen high school students, their teacherand a cameraman journey 250 miles northof the Arctic Circle to Spence Bay in theN.W T Spence Bay is a small communityof 400 people where Inuit and whitesco-exist with the new ways and the cld

Distributed byCFMDC 1976144 Front St S W ,

Suite 430Toronto, Ont .

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Spirit in a Landscape: ThePeople BeyondCarol Myers / CBC

1976, 56 Minutes, 50 Seconds, 16mm, sound, colour,Englis:, for preview, educational use, purchase

A look at the Inuit people of Canada'sArctic through their distinctive artifacts andart and through the special environ:nent inwhich they live. Remarkable for its ins;ghtsinto Inuit heritage, the focus of the film is onthe outer physical world, the irrier spiritualworld, and the disruptive impact of 20thCentury white man on ancient Inuit culture.Provocative music is performed on asynthesizer which was derived from thesounds of the North, its wildlife, nature,culture and community ,

n:stnbuted byNFB,2959 Stn M(222 1st St. S E ),Calgary, Alta.T2P 3C3

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0 Stani'ing AloneNFB / Barrie Howells / Michael Scott


This film is about Pete Standing Alone whois caught between two worlds that of the19th Century horse culture of the PlainsIndian and the energy politics of the1980's. This film is one man's solution toresolve the ongoing conflict. Photographedon the Blood Indian Reservation insouthwestern Alberta, the film spans 25years and vividly expresses the paradoxesand contradictions in Pete's life

Distributed byNFB,2959 Stn. M(222 1st St S E ),Calgary, AltaT2P 3C3

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StarblanketCBC

27 , 'inutes, 20 Seconds

At 26 Noel Starblanket is one of theyoungest Indian chiefs in North Americantwice elected Chief of the StarblanketReserve and recently electedvice-president of all Saskatchewan Indians.His great-grandfather's advice was to 'learnthe wit of the white man'. That he did. Herehe is seen in action, an Indian chief with abriefcase, working with government officialsfor grants, running for public office, talkingdown his opposition, solving the domesticproblems of his reserve.

Distributed byNFB,P.O. Box 6100,Montreal, Quebec,H3C 3H5

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0 Ste. Marie Among theHurons (The Education ofMike McManus)TV Ontario


The impact of Indian and white man on oneanother in the wilderness interior of 17thCentury North America is Mike's topic ofdiscussion. Guests are Wilfred Jury(Curator of the Museum of IndianArchaelogy, University of Western Ontario),Claire Pratt (daughter of poet E.J. Pratt)and R.V.O. Winston Rye


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These Are My PeopleGeorge C. Stoney

1969, 13 Minutes, 18 Seconds, 16mn., sound, BW,English, for preview, educational use, purchase

This is the first film by an Indian film crew,training under the NFB's Challenge forChange Program. It was shot at Akwesasne(St. Regis Reserve). Two spokesmenexplain historical and other aspects ofLonghouse religion, culture, andgovernment, which are interwoven. Theyreflect on the impact of the white man'sarrival on the Indian way of life, and onwhat the future may bring.

Distributed byNFB,2959 Stn. M(222 1st St S.E )Calgary, Alta.T2P 3C3

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This Was the TimeWilliam Prind / Eugene Boyko

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1970. 15 Minutes, 57 Seconds, 16mm, 35mm, sound,colour, French, English, for preview, educational use,purchase

When Masset, a Haida Indian village in theQueen Charlotte Islands, held a potlatch itseemed as ;1 the past grandeur of thepeople had returned. This is a colorfulrecreation of Indian life that faded morethan two generations ago when the greattotems were toppled by the missionariesand the costly potlatch was forbidden bylaw. The film shows how the quiet village onthis day lived again the old glory, withsinging, dancing, feasting, and the raisingof a towering totem as a lasting reminder ofwhat once was.

Distributed byNFB,2959 Stn. M(222 1st St S.E.),Calgary, Alta ,

T2P 3C3

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Those Born at Masset 0Part 1 - 27 min. Part 2 - 38 min., 16mm, BW, English

This film records a distinct Haiti` socialinstitution and portrays the inner life of anIndian community. To underscore thesignificance of the ethnographic material, ahistorical portrait of the community in the19th Century was reconstructed. Thedramatized script draws upon the writingsof explorers, traders, missionaries.newspaper editors and ethnographers. Toshow the impact of White contact over time,these characteristics are brought to lifevisually by archiv0 photographs.

For information on availability contactDr. Mary Lee Steams,Dept of Sociology and Anthropology,Simon Fraser University,Burnaby, B C '15A 1S6(604) 291-3146

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A Thousand Moons51 Minutes, 16mm, sound, colour, English, rental,purchase

More than a thousand moons have comeand gone since Regina was Dorn, far fromthe Toronto squalor where she now liveswith her son Gabriel. A gentle love story,the film tells how a young Metis, Gabriel,along with a group of Indian friend: setsout to fulfill his mother's dying wish to returnto her birthplace.

Distributed byNFB,2959 Stn. M(222 1st St S E )Calgary Alta ,

T2P 3C3

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To Walk with Dignity28 Minutes, 16mm, videotape, 35mm slide-sound,sound, English, rental, purchase

An examination of the differences betweenwhite society and na 'e philosophies.Cross cultural methods of doing things areacted out by a group of Eastern CanadaIndians to allow the viewers to understandthe reasoning behir 1 the purpose of thisfilm. Situational behaviour is depicted toidentify why Indians share their workirdividually rather than taking on a job as agroup and not doing a good job.

Distributed by.NCSA, Legal Education Media Dept ,

#11, 9912 106 St,Edmonton, Alta.T5K 105

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Totem Pole27 Minutes, 16mm, sound, colour, English, rental,purchase

The northwest Pacific coast between PugetSound and Alaska was inhabited by many!ndian tribes, with complex social systemsanc, distinctive arts and mythologies. Oneof their most remarkable achieveme, :s wasa bizarre and highly sophisticated woodcarving art that found its highest expressionin the great carved cedar column, thetotem pole.

Distributed byInternational Telefilm Enterprises,47 Densley Ave ,

Toronto, Ont ,

M6M 5A8

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Treaty with the Blackfoot20 Minutes, 16mm, sound, colour, English, rental,purchase

Martin Fox, a Blood Indian from Alberta,presents some of the history of theBlackfoot nation. Using paintings and oldphotos, the film shows the story of thewri;skey traders, the intervention of theR.C.M.R, and the subsequent treatynegotiations between the Blackfoot Nationand the Crown in 1977.

Distributed byCanawest 1978,525 West Pendei St , Suite 1,Vancouver, B C

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The Trout Lake Cree57 Minutes, 16mm, sound, colour, English, rental,purchase

Filmmaker-anthropologist, Gene Gregoret,lived with this far northern Indiancommunity to document its way of life. TheTrout Lake Cree live much as they have forgenerations without electricity orautomobiles, erecting teepees for thesummer, and subsisting by hunting andfishing.

Distributed by.CFI,#B-20,75 Albert St ,

Ottawa, Ont.K-I P 5E2

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A Very Special BuildingMoonlight Films

1980, 20 Minutes, colour, rental ($40), purchase($400)

This is a documentary on the planning andconstruction of the Anthropology Museumat the University of British Columbia.Architect, Arthur EricI.son tells how theunique concept evolved to accommodatethe massive totem carvings of the Haidapeople. Artist Bill Reid talks about the skillof the Haida. This Museum is a fittingtribute to the native culture of the NorthwestCoast.

Distributed byCanadian Firnrnmakers Distribution Centre,525 West Pender St , Suite 1,Vancouver, B CV6B 1V5

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0 We Remember, Part i and II

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1979, 30 Minutes each part, colour, rental, purchase(to rent separately - $45, both - $85, to purchaseseparately $450, both $850)

The history of the Dene people as told toDene filmmaker, Raymond Yakeleya.Through the memories of his people, thestory of the deterioration of a great nation isdepicted. A remarkable documentary of anoverwhelming cultural disaster.

Distributed byCanadian Filmmakers Distribution Centre,525 West Pender St , Suite 1,Vancouver, B CV6B 1V5

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Where the Rivers MeetFilms North Inc.

57 Minutes, 40 Seconds, 16mm, sound, colour,Englisn, for preview, educational use, purchase($940)

This film portrays the two different culturesof the whites and natives through two men,a priest and a native Dene. The filmprotrays the necessity for cooperationbetween all humans in order for man tosurvive in this world.

Distributed by.Films North Inc ,

PO Box 2829,Yellowknife N W T,XOE 1H0

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Who Cares About Indians?16mm, sound, colour, English, rental, purchase

Documents the attempt of the NorthwesternIndian to make a place for himself and hisculture within the progressive society of the\A/Me man.

DistributedKOMO TV 1970,Seattle, Washington

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Who Were the Ones?Denis Gillson

W72, 7 Minutes, 28 Seconds, 35mm, 16mm, sound,colour, English, for preview, educational use,purchase

`Who were the ones who bid you welcomeand took you by the h(nd, inviting you hereby our campfires, as brothers we mightstand?' Bitter memories of the past, of trustrepaid by treachery, of friendship debasedby exploitation, are expressed n thissong-film made by young Indianfilmmakers at the NFB. Written by WillieDunn, sung by Bob Charlie, anddramatically illustrated in color artwork byJohn Fadden, the fiim shows the Indiansview of North American history after thearrival of European colonists.

Distributed byNFB,2959 Stn M(222 1st St S.E )Calgary, AltaT2P 3C3

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0 Wind from the West1972, 11 Minutes, black and white, rental $25,purchase - $250

This experimental film features stillphotographs which are then animated toobtain the soft texture of a tapestry. Thedying of Indian culture is dramatized.

Distributed byCanadian '71Immmakers Distribution Centre,525 West render St., Suite 1,Vancouver, B C ,

V6B 1V5

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Yesterday - Today TheNetsilik Eskimo (Esquimaux)Marc Beaudet

1971, 57 Minutes, 51 Seconds, 16mm, sound, colour,for preview, educational use, purchase

Until the mid-1960's, Zachary Stimignacand his family lived the nomadic life o' theInuit hunter in the Pelly Bay region of theArctic. Then the Canadian governmentintroduced measures to provide heateddwellings, a school, a hospital, medicalcare, a cooperative, air transportation, etc.This film is a day-long study of the impact ofthis changed way of life on this one family.Some excerpts from the Netsilik Eskimoseries show the old ways before the arrivalof the white man.

Distributed by.NEB,2959 Stn M(222 1st St. S E ),Calgary,/ Alta,T2F 3C3

NATIVE LIFESTYLE 97

You Can't Grow Potatoes UpThereDepartment of Information

198) 27 Minutes, 16mm, sound, colour, English, forpreview, purchase

A film that illustrates the importance of sealhunting in the traditional life of the Inuit ofCanada's Arctic. Made on location in thelower eastern Arctic, with three groups ofInuit hunters, the film shows how theirtraditional existence has becomedangerously threa't.ened by anti-sealingpublicity.

Distributed byKinetic Film Enterprises Ltd781 Gerrard St E ,

Toronto. Ont.,M4M 1Y5

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The Alaska Experience(North of 60: DestinyUncertain)TV Ontario

30 Minutes, three-quarter and half inch videotape,sound, colour, French, English, with accompanyingsupport materials, for preview, educational use,purchase (a fee is charged for dubbing the programseries)

With similar climate and geographicalfeatures, tremendous resource potentialand large native populations, bothNorthern Canada and Alaska have much incommon. In order to see what lessons theAlaska experience may hold, this programlooks at Canada's newest northernneighbur and the massive social andeconomic changes it has undergone overthe past 25 years including: statehood,settlement icl native land claims, andresource development.

Distributed by.TV Ontario,P.O. Box 200 Station 0,Toronto, OntM4T 2T1 104

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Arnisk40 Minutes, 16mm, 35mm slide-sound, sound, colour,English, for preview, educational use, rental,purchase

A week long festival was organized by agroup of Montreal citizens to raise funds insupport of Cree Indians who stood to losetheir land under the James Bay project.Performances are spectacular, and the filmcuts to meetings in Mistassini.

Distributed byNFB,Box 2959 Stn M(222 1st St S E ),Calgary. AltaT2P 3C3


The Annanacks(Les Annanacks)Commissioned by NFB to Crawley FilmsLtd.


In 1964 an Inuit community in NorthernQuebec formed the first successfulcooperative. The film describes how, withother Inuit of the George River Community,the Annanacks formed a joint .enture thatincluded a sawmill, a fish freezing plant,and a small boat-building industry.

Distributed byNFB,2959 Stn M(222 1st St S E ),Calgary, Alta ,

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BIOS: The Baffin Island OilSpill ProjectProduced for NFB by Bomi Video Prod.Ltd., for Indian and Northern AffairsCanada

1982, 26 Minutes, three-quarter and half inchvideotapes, sound, colour. English, for preview,educational use, purchase

A film about experimental oil ;:pills and howto clean them up. There are three mainstudies: the role played by the marinebiologists, physical and chemicaloceanographers, and other oil spillcountermeasure scientists. The Inuitsupported the project. This documentary,filmed at Cape Hatt during the spring andsummer of the spill year, is a highlyinformative account of how these studieswere conducted.



e Canada's Last Colonies(North of 60: DestinyUncertain)TV Ontario

30 Minutes, three-quarter and half inch videotape,sound, colour, French, English, with accompanyingsupport materials, for preview, educational use,purchase (a fee is charged for dubbing the programseries)

Political development is the underlyingissue of all debates concerning social andeconomic issues in the North. Theproblems posed by oil and gasdevelopment or by education and healthstandards, for example, cannot be solvedwithout first clarifying the political and legalquestion of who will control the territoriesnorth of ':he 60th parallel.

Distributed byTV Ontario,Box 200, Stn 0,Toronto, Ont ,

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Endless DaysNathan Peter Enns, A ForesightProducation in cooperation with CBC

26 Minutes, 50 Seconds, 16mm, sound, colour,English, for preview, educational use, rectal,purchase

The film looks at several ranches, onelarge, one small, and documents howthese ranches and the people who runthem are trying to adapt to a rapidlychanging lifestyle and industry. Filmed inthe Chilcotin region of British Columbia

Distributed byCanadian Filmmakers Distribution-West,525 West Fender St , Suite 1,Vancouver, B C


0 Fort wood HopeJohn Taylor

1977, 47 Minutes, 12 Seccnds, 16mm, sound, colour,English, for preview, educational use, purchase

Question of the Mackenzie Valley Pipelineand the impact it will have on the land andpeople of the Fort Good Hope area.Investigates the loss of interest in traditionalnative skills. Analyzes the problem byfollowing the people in their daily and0 traditional activities. This movie expressesmore than the opinions of some 450 peoplesituated 1,000 miles north of Edmonton. Itraises questions that extend far beyond thepipeline issue. Presented from the nativepoint of view.

Distributed byNFB,2959 Stn M(222 1st St. S.E ),Calgary, AltaT2P 3C3


The GreenlandersColin Low, Len Chatwin

1973, 37 Minutes, 21 Seconds, 16mm, sound, colour,English, Inuit, for preview, educational use, purchase

The native people of Greenland werecentralized grouped along the coast oftheir island so that Denmark, the countrythey are a part of, could more readilyprovide them with housing, health andother government services. This film wasmade for Canadian native peoples andgovernment agencies concerned with thedevelmment of the North.

Distributed byNEB,2959 Stn M(222 1st S E )Calgary. Alta ,

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O Hat CreekAmarcord Productions for the Union ofB.C. Indian Chiefs, Producer Steven Basil

28 Minutes, 16mm, videotape, sound, colour, English,rental, purchase

In Hat Creek, B.C., a young Indian takesthe audience on a tour of the area,exploring resident's feelings and thepotential changes resulting from theproposed development of a strip mine andcoal-fired generating plant.

Dis"ibuted byCanadian Filmmakers Distribution Centre,525 West Pender, Ste 1,Vancouver, B CV6B 1V5

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I Was Born HereRene Fumoleau, Oblate Fathers of theMackenzie

23 Minutes, 16mm, sound, colour, English, forpreview, educational use, rental, purchase

A selection of slides takes us into the landand lives of the Dene Indians of theMckenzie River Valley. Through the voice ofJames Balsillie, we learn about his peoplewho express fears of the future. New skillsand ways can be learned he says, but thefuture must be built on their way of life. Thebuilding of a pipeline along the valley bedwill provide heat for homes and energy forindustry, but how will it affect his peoplewhose lives are tied to the land? TheGovernment of Canada set up acommission of inquiry to study the impactof such a pipeline.

Distributed by.Marlin Motion Pictures47 Lakeshore Road, E.Mississauga, OntL5G 1C9


Indian Relocation: Elliot Lake1967, 29 Minutes, 55 Seconds, 16mm, sound, BW,English

Provincial and federal departmentscollaborate in a relocation project at ElliotLake, Ontario, providing an academic andvocational program for 20 Ontario Indianfamilies.

Distributed byNFB,2959 Stn M(222 1st St S E ),Calgary AltaT2P 3C3

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The Inquiry FilmJesse Nishihata


This award-winning film about theMackenzie Valley Pipeline hearingspresents the conflicting views ofindustrialists interested in exploitingnorthern resources of the Inuit, Metis, andIndian people who have lived there forgenerations, and of the general publicconcerned with the economic developmentof the Canadian North.


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James BayCBC from The Nature of Things Series,Diederick D'Ailly

1976, 27 Minuies, 52 Seconds, 16mm, sound, colour,English, for preview, educational use, purchase

Filmed in and around the Cree settlementat Fort George this poignant film studies anow classical environmental controversy:what effects will the development of theQuebec government's multi-billion dollarhydro-electric project at James Bay haveon the land and on its native people? Isthere justification for turning a magnificentwilderness into the bottom of a man-madelake, for sacrificing a carefully balancedeco-system to the uncertainties ofconstruction, for robbing the Cree huntersof their entire way of life and turning Indiansettlements into Northern slums?

Distributed byNFB,2959 Stn. M,(222 1st St. SE.),Calgary, AltaT2P 3C3

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Kainai27 Minutes, 16mm, sound, colour, English, rental,purchase

On the Blood Indian Reserve nearCardston, Alberta is a hopeful newdevelopment in Indian enterprise. A pre-fabfactory has been built and the filmdiscusses the possibilities that this opens tothe reserve and its people.

Distributed byNFB,2959 Stn M(222 1st St S E )Calgary, Alta ,

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Kenora Native Women'sAssociation (People Patterns)TV Ontario


Host Joan Reed-Olsen looks at projectsinitiated by the Kenora Native Women'sAssociation to provide employment for thetown's native people. Their projects includea store with quality local craft items and aprogram that enables untrained people tolearn new skills.

Distributed byTV OntarioPO Box 200, Stn 0,Toronto, OntM4T 2T1


Look What We Have Done to 0This Land21 Minutes, 16mm, sound, colour, English, rental,purchase

An in-depth look at resource developmentson Indian land and the consequences ofthese developments on the culture andspiritual beliefs of many Indian people. Thisfilm uses the massive coal binning powerplants on the Navajo reserve to exemplifythe conflict.

Distributed byInternational -relefilm Enterprises Ltd ,

47 Densley Ave ,

Toronto, Ont ,

M6M 5A8

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Mackenzie Valley Pipeline: ANative Perspective28 Minutes, 16mm, colour, English, rental, purchase

The film describes a cross-section of nativeopinion in the aftermath of the BergerReport and perhaps clears up somemisconceptions of how native people reallylive in the Northwest Territories and howthey wish to live in the future. The majorconsensus of the people in the film is thatany development that occurs should becontrolled by native people and that landclaims should be fairly settled.

Distributed byDept. of Indian and Northern Affairs,Film Library,55 St. Clair Ave. E., 5th Floor,Toronto, Ontario,M4T 1M2

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Northwest Territories: NativePeoples - Tape 8 (See, HearCanada)TV Ontario

10 Minutes, three-quarter and half inch videotape,sound, colour, English, with accompanying supportmaterials, narrated and unnarrated, for preview,educational use, purchase (a f9e is charged fordubbing the program)

The Inuit, Metis, and Dene, native people inthe Northwest Territories, are concernedthat development of the North's naturalresources will erode traditional values anddestroy their children's tuture.

Distributed byTV Ontario,PO Box 200, Station 0.,Toronto, OntM4T 2T1


Our Land is Our LifeColin Low, Len Chatwin

1974, 57 Minutes, 50 Seconds. 16mm, sound, colour,French, English, for preview, E 'ucational use,purchase

In March, 1974, the Cree Indian people ofthe Mistassini area in northern Quebec metto discuss their long-term future. After 300years o: minimal contact with the white manthey have been offered compensation bythe government of Quebec for the effects cfthe Jamas Bay pow r project. But the Creedecide that nothing, neither jobs normoney, means more to them than theirland. The film presents the issues underthese headings: the Conflict, the HuntingCulture, the Schools, the Villages, the Fightfor the Land.

Distributed by.NFB,2959 Stn M(222 1st St. S.E.),Calgary, Alta.T2P 3C3


Participation in Tomorrow1976, 15 Minutes, 16mm, sound, colour, English,rental, purchase

The film provides a comprehensive profileof economic development of Indian peopleacross Canada. Indian people create theirown industries including scrap ironsalvaging in Saskatchewan, clothingfactories in Ontario, fish packaging inQuebec, a bicycle plant (third largest inCanada) in Manitoba, and a Bata shoesubsidiary on an Ontario reserve. Thesewinds of change torough the reserves havecome to revitalize the Indian people.

Distributed byDIAND Film library,55 St Clair St E 5th Floor.Toronto, Ont

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The People of This Land86 Minutes, 16mm, sound, colour, English, rental,purchase

This is a report on the situation of Canada'snative people 'south of the 60' in whicheconomic development of the North, landclaims, and social and cultural problems ofthe Inuit, Indian, and Metis are discussedwith government officials and nativerepresentatives.

Distributed byNFB,2959 Stn M(222 st St. S E ),Calgary, AltaT2P 3C3

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Pressure Point (Canada: theGreat Experiment)TV Ontario

29 Minutes, three-quarter and half inch videotape,sound, colour, English, with accompanying supportmaterials, for preview, educational use, purchase (afee is charged for dubbing the program)

Endeavouring to understand theeffectiveness of pressure groups, Sir JohnA. Macdonald talks to Jack Gallagher,chairman cf Dome Petroleum and PhoebeNahanni of the National IndianBrotherhood. John Munro, Minister ofIndian Affairs and Northern Development,explains the reconciliation process requiredto satisfy the opposing groups.



Serpent River Paddlers14 Minutes, 16mm, sound, colour, English, rental,purchase

A contemporary story about native peoplefacing the complexities of modern life andhow they succeed They manufacturesnowshoes and canoes, two of theAmerindians most resilient contributions towhite society.

Distributed byDIAND Film Library,55 St Clair Ave E , 5th Floor,Toronto, OntM4T 1 M2


Some Natives of Churchill27 Minutes, 16mm, sound, colour, English, rental,purchase

Churchill, Manitoba situated on the HudsonBay, boomed momentarily after becomingthe railhead seaport for the shipment ofprairie grain. It also changed the way of lifeof the native Indian and Inuit population. Inthe film local inhabitants say what they thinkof the changes and why they decided tostay when others moved on.

Distributed byNFB,2959 Stn M(222 1st St. S E.),Calgary, Alta.T2P 3C3

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They Fish the Great Slave26 Minutes, 16mm, colour, English

This quietly positive film examines thecommercial fishing industry on Canada'sGreat Slave Lake by following the dailyactivities of two Indian men and one whitewoman who all went north fo find a moresatisfying alternative lifestyle.

Distribute, oy.Golds Productions.716 Bigelow Cres ,

Yellowknife, N V,/ TX1A 2Z2

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Treaty 8 Country 0Sponsored by the Legal Services Society,Vancouver, B.C. and NFB

1982, 44 Minutes, 16mm, sound, colour, English, forpreview, educational use, purchase

Hunting as a way of life for Indian people isthreatened by large scale resourcedevelopment. The film reveals their worldthrough the details of daily life in a summerhunting camp. The second half of the filmshows the gathering of Treaty 8 bands, thefirst in 15 years to face the issues of theirfuture. 'Hunting is vital to us. We dependon meat. If we live like the white people,we'll go hungry.' Jerry Attachie, BeaverIndian.

Oistributed byCanadian Filmmakers Distributors West,525 West Pender St , Suite 1,Vancouver, B.0


We Are Running Out of TimeLubomir Novotny / Simon Fraser UniversityContinuing Studies


An educational TV pilot about ecology.Abstract story in the form of an Indianlegend shows how white man has beenpolluting North American environment fromthe past until today.

Distributed bySimon Fraser University,Continuing Studies,Burnaby, B CV5A 1S6


We CanBirdsong Film, Donald List, Harvey Stalwick

1980, 16mm, sound, colour, English, Cree, withaccompanying support materials, for preview,educational use, purchase

Sandy Bay, the largest Metis community inSaskatchewan, is developing its ownresources and moving to determine its owndestiny, through a co-operative initiative.

Distributed byBirdsong Rim821 Arcola Ave ,

Regina, SaskS4N 0S9

RIGHTS AND SELF-GOVERNMENT 1

0 And The Meek Shall Inheritthe Earth59 Minutes, 16mm, videotape, 35mm slide-sound,sound, colour, English, rental, purchase

The American Indians of MenomineeCounty, Wisc. are the only Indian governedcounty in the nation. They are losing theirstruggle for self-sufficiency. During the1950's they acquired 10.5 million and thegovernment decided they were ready to be'terminated' as a tribe under thesupervision of the B.I.A. They now have topay taxes and purchase the land they havelived on for generations. Public services aredisappearing and 70% of the people areunder the poverty level. Most importantlythe Menominees are being forced to selltheir land to outsiders in order to raise theCounty Tax Base and could lose control tonew, non-Indian residents.

Distributed by.ITE,47 Dens ley /tve ,

Toronto, OntIv15M 5A8

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2 RIGHTS AND SELF-GOVERNMENT

Encounter with Saul Alinsky -

Part II: Rama Indian ReserveBarrie Howells, John Kemeny

1967, 32 Minutes, 6 Seconds, 16mm, sound, BW,English, for preview, for educational use, purchase

Saul Alinsky, a well-known professionalcommunity organizer talks to youngCanadian Indians about what they shoulddo to achieve a better status from the whiteestablishment.

Dist: buted byNFB,2959 Stn M,(222 st St S E ,)Calgary, Alta ,

T2P 3C3


God Help the Man WhoWould Part with His LandTom Daly, Colin Low

1971, 46 Minutes, 49 Seconds, 16mm, sound, BW,for preview, educational use, purchase

Mohawk Indians of the St. Regis Reservenear Cornwall, Ontario contest the landclaim of white people to two islands in theSt. Lawrence that are being developed forsummer cottage subdivisions. Film of thedispute is shown to the Indian AffairsDepartment in Ottawa and representationsare made by the Indians themselves. Thisfilm is an example of the use of filmplayback in crystallizing issues.

Distributed byN r3,2959 Stn M(222 1st St. S.E ),Calgary, AltaT2P 3C3

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How the West Was Lost28 Minutes. 16mm, sound, colour, English

With the western movement of the whiteman, the way of life of the Plains Indianschanged dramatically. Slowly, but steadily,they lost their western homelands. Onlyrecently hc.tie they begun to reclaim theirforgotten heritage and to regain theirwounded pride. On the Blackfootreservation in Montana the tribes nowassert their traditional heritage and rights.

Distributed byITE,47 Densley Ave .

Toronto, OntM5M 5A8


I Can Get It for YouWholesale: A History ofIndian LandsTV Ontario


A look at the aboriginal rights, land claimsand history of North and Central AmericanIndians from the arrival of Columbus to thepresent. Using paintings, prints, andphotos, host Stanley Burke draws afascinating, if not sombre, picture of thewhite man's effect on the Indians.

Distributed byTV Ontario,Box 200,Toronto, Ont ,

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Indian Country26 Minutes, 16mm, sound, colour, English, rental,purchase

To be an Indian in the U.S. means tostruggle for identity. The government isattempting to deal with Indian welfare butIndians are getting impatient. As Indiansrecover the dignity and self-respect theylost in the hundred years of injustice, theyare voicing their neids and working toachieve independence andself-determination.

Distributed byInternational Telefiim Enterprises Ltd,47 Dens ley Ave ,

Toronto, Ont ,

M5M 5A8

FIGHTS AND SELF-GOVERNMENT 7

0 Indian Treaties9 Minutes, 16mm, sound, colour, English, rental,purchase

A look at the meaning of treaties and howthose made between Indian nations andthe U.S. and Canadian governments havebeen consistently violated.

Distributed byDIAND, Film Library,55 St Clair Ave E , 5th Floor,Toronto, OntM4T 1M2

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The Land 's the Culture 0Produced by the Union of B.C. IndianChiefs

1976, 30 Minutes, 16mm, sound, colour, English, forpreview, educational use, purchase, only available inthe Pacific Region

This film tells of lands stripped from theIndians, of roads and railways driventhrough reserves without consultation, andof hunting and fishing conflicts. Thesefactors document how the Indian's strugglefor land claims is not just one of geographyor recompense 1,1 dollars, but is one ofcultural survival.

Distributed by.NFB,2959 Stn. M(222 1st St. S.E.),Calgary, Alta.T2P 3C3For purchase contact.Pacific Cinematheque,1616 W. 3rd Ave.,Vancouver, B C.,V6J 1K2

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Mother of Many ChildrenProduced by NFB In collaboration withIndian and Northern Affairs Secretary ofState


This film is an album of native womanhoodportraying a once proud matriarchalsociety which for cc 'tunes has beenpressured to adopt different standards andcustoms loiJt is now fighting for equal statusand oppc rtunity. The film also shows someof the ; iarsh realities of modern society thatI Jon and Inuit women have to deal with,some not as successfully as others.

Distrib_ited byNFB,2959 Stn. M(222 1st St S E ),Calgary, AltaT2P 3C3

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Native Land Claims, Part(The Education of MikeMcManus)TV Ontario

1975, 25 Minutes, three-quarter and half inchvideotape, sound, colour, English, for preview,educational use, purchase (a dubbing fee is chargedfor the programs)

Mike McManus is joined by Dr TedChamberlain (advisor to the MackenzieValley Pipeline inquiry), George Manuel(president of the National IndianBrotherhood) and Dr. Lloyd Barber (IndianClaims Commissioner) who discuss thedifferences between European and Indianattitudes toward the land, sovereigntyassimilation, and the rationale for landclaims.

Distribut,d byTV Ontario,PO Box 200, Station 0,

Dnto, OntM4T 2T1


Native Land Claims, Part 2(The Education of MikeMcManus)TV Ontario


Mike McManus is host to Dr. Lloyd Barberwho was appointed Indian ClaimsCommissioner in December 1969. DrBarber discusses his job, stating that hehas learned patience, tolerance, andhumility from Indians and that the issues hedeals with most frequently are moral,social, and economic not necessarilylegal.

Distributed byTV OntarioPO Box .00, Stn QToronto, Ont ,

M4T 2T1

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Native Rights (Chairman of Sthe Board)TV Ontario

',. 4 Minutes, three-quarter and half inch videotape,sound, colour, English, purchase (a fee is charged fordubbing the program)

The Board considers the potential hazardsand problems which result when titanium isdiscovered in a sacred Indian burialground. Chief Wilfred Diyoaks pleads forthe sanctity of the site and confronts theadditional problem of racial stereotyping.

Distributed byTV Ontario,Box 200, Station 0,Toronto, Ont ,

M4T 2T1


0 North West Rebellion 188520 Minutes, 16mm, colour, English, rental, purchase

In March, 1885, Prime Minister John A.MacDonald launched a massive militaryattack against some 600 Indians and Metiswho were fighting desperately for their rightto a place in the North West. The battle tookplace at Batoche, in what is now theprovince of Saskatchewan. It was a battlewith the Indians and Metis on one side andthe Canadan government on tne other.

Distributed byBortnick Films Prod Ltd ,

670 Osborne St ,

Winnipeg, ManR3L 2B9


Our Lam, Our TruthJean Dansereau, NFB

1983. 54 Minutes, 19 Seconds, 16mm, three-quarterand half inch videotape, sound, colour, English, forpreview, educational use, purchase

This film deals with the Inuit of northernQuebec and how they fail to recognize thetreaty that was signed on 11 November1975 by the governments of Quebec andCanada, the James Bay EnergyCorporation, the James Bay DevelopmentCorporation, Hydro-Quebec, the GrandCouncil of the Crees and the NorthernQuebec Inuit Association. The Inuit haveinitiated legal proceedings. In addition, theyare trying to maintain and carry on withtheir traditional way of life.

Distributed byNFB,2959 Stn M(222 1st St S E ),Calgary, AltaT2P 3C3


Six Nations26 Minutes, 16mm, sound, colour, aglish, rental,purchase

The life of the Iroquois tribes of upstate NewYork. Their functioning as an independentnation, oblivious to mainstream way of life.Oren Lyons, head of the Seneca Nationand Mayor of the town adjoining thereservation discusses viewpoints on Indiansovereignty.

Distributed byInternational Telefilm Enterprises Ltd.47 Densley Ave ,

Toronto, OntM6M 5A8

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Somewhere BetweenHy Perspectives Media Group, RicBeairsto, Peg Campbell, Harvey Crossland

50 Minutes, 16mm, videotape, sound, colour, BW,English, rental, purchase

This films looks at the history of Canadiangovernment legislation affecting Indianwomen and their traditional role in Indiansociety. It reveals the alienationexperienced by Indian women when theyare forced to live apart from theircommunities due to change in their legalstatus as Indians. The controversysurrounding laws which discriminateagainst Indian women unfolds against thebackground of the personal experiences offive Indian women.

Dist, ibuted byHy Perspective Media Group,1164 Hamilton St 3rd Floor,Vancouver, B C ,

V6B 2S3

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0 They Promised to Take OurLand26 Minutes, 16mm, sound, colour, English, rental,purchase

When Europeans began to colonize theNew World, there were hundreds of Indiantribes spread across the Continent. By1900, the Indians had been reduced toone-half million, living almost exclusively ontracts of land that the white man hasallowed them to keep. Today, even this landis threatened as the country widens itssearch for natural resources to powerindustrial society. Also visited are theIndians of the Northwest, who depend onfishing for their livelihood. and who arestruggling to keep the fishing rights theyneed to survive.

Distributed by.Inte,national Telefilm Enterprises,47 Densley Ave.,Toronto, Ont.M6M 5A8

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This LandCecily Burwash

1968, 57 Minutes, 16mm, sound, BW, English, forpreview, educational use, purchase

According to the Nishga Indians ofnorthern British Columbia, white peoplehave no right to sing This Land is OurLand. How and why that right is beingchallenged is well documented in this film.Champion of the Nishga's claim to theirancestral land is Frank Calder, MLA andpresident of the tribal council. There areother spokesmen as well, and manyimpressions of life in Nass River valleycommunities are presented.

Distributed byNFB,2959 Stn. M(222 1st St. S.E ),Calgary, Alta.T2P 3C3

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0 Trail of Broken Treaties26 Minutes, 16mm, sound, colour, English, rental,purchase

Where Indian land was first taken by force,it is now gained through the subtle meansof legislation. The Indians are protesting asthey have always protested, but now theirvocality is hard to ignore. Indian activistsdiscuss the issues involved, and theobstacles in their path.

Distributed byITE,47 Dens ley Ave ,

Toronto, OntM6M 5A8

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You Are on Indian LandGeorge R Stoney

1969, 36 Minutes, 48 Seconds, 16mm, sound, BW,for preview, educational use, purchase

A film report of the 1969 protestdemonstration by Mohawk Indians of theSt. Regis Reserve on the internationalbridge between Canada and the U.S. nearCornwall, Ontario. By blocking the bridge,which is on the Reserve, and causing aconsiderable tie-up of motor traffic, theIndians drew public attention to tli3irgrievance that they were prohibiter byCanadian authorities from duty-freepassage of personal purchases across theborder a right they claim was establishedby the Jay Treaty of 1974. The film showsthe confrontation with police and ensuingaction.

Distributed byNFB,2959 Stn. M(222 1st St. S.E.),Calgary, Alta.T2P 3C3

EDUCATION AND TRAINING 1

Aware Not AfraidCouncil on Domestic Violence and SexualAssault / Holden-Hackney Productions

20 Minutes, videotape, sound, colour, English, with,accompanying support materials, for preview,

educational use, purchase

This videotape may be utilized for sexualassault edJcation for grades 7 12. It isused in conjunction with an accompanyingbooklet.

Distributed by.Council on Domestic Violence arid S':xu-il Assault,Juneau, Alaska

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Cree WayMark Zannis, Peter Katadotis


John Murdoch, principal of the IndianAffairs school at Rupert House, James Bayand his wife Gerti have initiated acurriculum development project using localpeople and resources. The teachingmaterials are drawn from Cree folklore, aremainly in Cree and make use of oldphotographs, artifacts, and books that arewritten and printed in the community. Theschool year is organized so that pupilshave time to go hunting and fishing withtheir families. This innovative approachmakes local control of education a reality innative communities.

Distributed by.NFB,2959 Stn. M,(222 1st St. S.E ),Calgary, Alta.T2P 3C3

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0 I Move21 Minutes, 16mm, sound, colour, English, rental,purchase

A training film on the importance ofpreparation for and conduct of bandcouncil meetings.

Distributed byDIAND (Dept. of Indian Affairs and NorthernDevelopment),Film Library,55 St. Clair Ave. E., 5th Floor.Toronto, Ont ,

M4T 1M2

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Indian Education (SpeakingOut)TV Ontario


Four panelists talk about the delivery ofeducation to Ontario's native peoples andthe problems with English-languagecurricula. The; include Laura Johnson ofthe Union of Ontario Indians, RemmetHummelen of Native Development in theArts, Toronto, Gerry Kerr of the Departmentof Indian Affairs, and Mary Lou Lahtail, alanguage consultant from Timmins.

Distributed by.TV Ontario,P.O. Box 200, Stn. 0,Toronto, Ont.,M4T 211

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It Wasn't My Fault12 Minutes, 16mm, sound, colour, English, rental,purchase

The film illustrates the need for policyaccountability of Band Councils, and howthis can be developed

Distributed byDIAND,Film Library55 St Clair St F , 5th FloorToronto OntM4T 1M?


Kitkatla: A CommunityInvolvement in EducationPeg Klesner and Chris Hildred for theProfessional Development Centre, S.F.U.

28 Minutes, 16mm, sound, colour, English, forpreview, educational use, rental, purchase

Documentary about interaction and mutualinvolvement between a school and thecommunity in the B.C. village of Kitkatla.This is a unique example of theincorporation of Indian culture into theschool curriculum and how the wholecommunity can become involved in suchan initiative.

Distributed bySimon Fraser University,Burnaby, B.0 ,

V5A 1S6

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Many Voices18 Minutes, 16mm, sound, colour, English, rental,purchase

A training film on the responsibilities of theChief and Band Council on Indian reserves

Dtstributed byANCS 1971,9311-60 Ave ,

Edmonton, AltaT6E 002


More Power to You21 Minutes, 16mm, sound, colour, English, rental,purchase

This is a training film on committeeselection and operation, and theirrelationship to the Band Council.

DIstributed byANCS 1971,9311 60 Ave ,

Edmonton, Alta ,

T6E 002

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Pow Wow at Duck LakeBarrie Howells, John Kemeny

1967, 14 Minutes, 30 Seconds, 16mm, sound, BW,English, for preview, educational use, purchase

A discussion at Duck Lake, Saskatchewanwhere Indian-Metis problems are openlyand strongly presented before a gatheringof Indians and whites. Among mattersdiscussed is the kind of schooling availableto Indians, and the limitations of educationthat restrict their opportunities to develop intheir own way and those ways which maybe for themselves.

Distributed byNFB,2959 Stn M(222 1st S E )Calgary, AltaT2P 3C3

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Qallunaani (In White Man'sLand)Barbara Stocking

27 Minutes, 55 Seconds, 16mm, three-quarter inchvideotape, sound, colour, English, withaccompanying support materials, for preview,educational use, rental ($65.00, $35.00), purchase($650.00, $350.00)

A poignant portrayal of the experiencesand Pmotions of Inuit students as they aretrained to become professionals in order toguide their own communities in the North.The problems and opening of avenues ofcommunications between the Inuit andnon-Inuit are explored.

Distributed byAssociation for Native Development in the Performingand Visual Arts,Suite 208, 27 Carlton St ,

Toronto, Ont ,

M5B 11-2

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Theatre in the Barn (PeoplePatterns)TV Ontario


A look at the personal growth achieved bystudents attending the summer theatreschool operated by the Association forNative Development in the Performing andVisual Arts. At a farm in Ontario's BeaverValley, we see how students from acrossCai iada spent a month together learningthe basics of theatre and creating their ownproductions.


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Wandering Spirit SurvivalSchoolProduced by NFB, Ontario Region incooperation with Canada Manpower andImmigration / Use Turcot, Don Hopkins

1978, 27 Minutes, 32 Seconds, 16mm, 35mm,videotape, sound, English, for preview, educationaluse, purchase

This school was established as analternative to the residential schools.Organized by concerned parents, it brokewith tradition by introducing subjects thatare of particular relevance to its pupils.Indian legends, traditions, languages, andcrafts balance the program of academicsubjects required by the Ontario Ministry ofEducation. The experience of the childrenat Wandering Spirit is contrasted with thevery different life experienced by theirparents schooled in the old residentialschools.

Distributes byNPR,2959 :.)in M(222 1st St. S.E.),Calgary, Alta.T2P 3C3

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0 What Did You Say12 Minutes, 16mm, sound, colour, English, rental,purchase

Shows how an Indian band benefits fromthe particular talents of each of itsmembers.

Distributed byDIAND,9311 60 Ave ,

Edmonton, AltaT6E 0C2

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Who's In Charge Here10 Minutes, 16mm, sound, colour, English, rental,purchase

Outlines the role of the modern chief in anIndian Band.

Distributed byANCS (Dist) DIAND 1976,9311-60 Ave ,

Edmonton Alta ,

T6E 0C2

CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM 1

0 Arrest Proced _les8 Minutes, 16mm, 35mm slide-sound, videotape,sound, English, for preview, for educational use,rental, purchase

The procedure of an arrest is outlined inthis presentation. A look at the introductionof arrest and the changes made by earlysettlers. and how it air Icted the Tribalgroups N )f North America. Guidelines as towhat one can do when arrested by a policeofficer or ordinary citizen, and what rightsdo apply in certain situations. The filmfocuses on the criminal justice system inAlberta.

Distributed byNative Counselling Services of Alberta,9912-106 St ,

Edmonton, Alta ,

T5K 105

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Beaver Lake MinimumSecurity CampLegal Education Media Dept.

45 Minutes, 16mm, videotape, 35mm slide-sound,sound, English, rental, purchase

Film used as introduction package fori\JCSA staff and Correctional Servicespeople to broaden their views cf aminimum security work camp. The secondfunction of the film is to provide an overviewof the optional aspects of a forestry workcamp.

Distributed byNative Counselling Services of Alberta,9912-106 St.,Edmonton, Alta.,T5K 105


A Better Citizen Both of UsSocial Services Saskatchewan


This is an informative film which deals withthe problems which face the native peoplein Saskatchewan. It provides information ongovernment programs, reviews the work ofthe Saskatchewan Task Force on IndianOpportunity and solicits the assistance of allpeople and oroups in the province inhelping to solve the problems faced by theIndian and Metis people.

Distributed byDept of Social Services,Government of Sask ,

1920 Broad St ,

Regina, SaskS4P 3V6

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Between Two Rivers26 Minutes, 16mm, 35mm slid,:,--sound, sound, colour,English, rental, purchase

Thomas James Whitehawk, an AmericanIndian who grew up in the white man'sworld, was a promising pre-med student atthe University of South Dakota. He issentenced to life for murder and rape. Thefilm looks at this case as an extremeexample of alienation caused by culturalconflict.


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Cell 16Colin Low

1971, 14 Minutes, 23 Seconds, 16 mm, three-quarterinch videotape, sound, English, for preview, foreducational use, purchase

A portrayal of the effects on the individualby incarceration in a prison cell. Prisons,the films reveals, lock men in themselves,depriving their minds of normal lifeexperience, and confiscating theirhumanity. Cell 16 will be of special interestto those people (professionals, volunteers,inmates) working or living in associationwith the penal system. It will also appeal toa broader public familiar with the pressuresof twentieth-century living. Filmed in theCollins Bay Penitentiary, Kingston, Ontario.

Distibuted byNFB,Box 6100,Montreal 101,Quebec

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Courts in Alberta9 Minutes, 16mm, videotape, 35mm slide-sound,sound, English, for edacational use, rental, purchase

Designed for the purposes of informing thepublic of the Cr la System in Alberta, thisproduction can be useful in law awarenessworkshops, legal information, groupdiscussions and court procedures training.Ideal for the development of courtworkersas well as interested people involved withthe Court System in Alberta.

Distributed byNative Counselling Services of Alberta,9912- 106th St ,

Edmonton, Alta ,T5K 1CC


A Day in The Life of theCourtworkerNative Counselling Services of Alberta

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15 Minutes, 16mm, videotape, 35mm slide-sound,sound, English, sound, with accompanying supportmaterials, for educational use, rental, purchase

An inside look at a typical day in the life ofan NCSA Criminal Courtworker. Thispresentation illustrates the legal andpersonal encounters that a courtworkerexperiences throughout the course of anaverage day's work, including courtroomactivities.

Distributed by.Native Counselling Services of Alberta,9912-106 St ,

Edmonton, Alta ,

T5K 105

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Diversion - The OtherAlternativeNative Counselling Sevices of Alberta

15 Minutes, 16mm, videotape, 35mm slide-sound,sound, English, for educational use, rental, purchase

This video examines the activities andoperation of a diversion project in HighLevel, Alberta. This project attempts todivert, or redirect, offenders away from thetrappings of the criminal justice system.

Distributed by.Native Counselling Services of Alberta,9912-106 St.,Edmonton, Alta.,T5K 7C5


0 Edmonton MaximumInstitution 'Wild Rose Rodeo'15 Minutes, 16mm, videotape, 35mm slide-sound,sound English, rental, purchase

Footage of the Edmonton MaximumInstitute's first inmate rodeo. This is both anentertaining and enlightening video; thevideo shots are original, and nocommentary is provided.

Distributed byNative Counselling Services of Alberta,9912-106 St .

Edmonton. Alta ,

T5K 105

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The Family CourtworkerNative Counselling Services of Alberta

16mm, videotape, 35mm slide-sound, sound,English, for educational use, rental, purchase

Presentation looks at the duties and dailyactivities of an NCSA Family Courtworker.Homemaker and the Family LifeImprovement Programs are introduced asan alternative for native families.

Distributed byNative Counselling Services of Alberta,9912-106th St.,Edmonton, Alta ,

T5K 105


0 Fine Option ProgramNative Counselling Services of Alberta

14 Minutes, 16mm, videotape, 35mm slide-sound,sound, English, with accompanying supportmaterials, rental, purchase

A brief history as well as the objectives ofthe Fine Option Program operating out ofGleichen, Alberta, are dramatized.Procedures for utilizing the program as analternative to incarceration are outlined.

Distributed byNative Co' selling Services of Alberta,Legal Education Media Dept ,

Commonwealth Bldg , #11,9912-106 St ,

Edmonton, Alta ,

T5K 105

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From Arrest to SentencingMaliganik Tukisiniakvik

16mm, sound, colour, English

Deals with the processing through thecriminal justice system of a man who stealsa skidoo and eventually pleads guilty incourt.

Distributed byMaligank Tukisiniakvik,P.O Box 29,Frobisher Bay, N W T ,

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The Kupfer Report on NCSANative Counselling Services of Alberta

16mm, videotape, 35mm slide-sound, sound,English, rental, purchase

The production features George Kupferand Lorraine Fearn as guests at a NativeCounselling Services of Alberta,Supervisor's and Administration meeting. Areport done on NCSA of its aims andobjectives of the organization as a whole isdiscussed. With a question and answerformat, information about NativeCounselling Services is presented on areasof program successes, and the methodsused to assist native people involved withthe justice system.


Edmonton, Alta ,

T5K 7C5

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Legal Education VideosMaliganik Tukisiniakvik

videotape. sound, colour, English, for educational use

A series of puppet plays designed to teachvarious basic aspects of law to grammarschool children'. Used as aids tocommunity legal workers in their efforts toeducate their nwn particular communities.

Distributed ayMaliganik Tukisiniakvik,PO Box 29,Frobisher Bay, N W T ,

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"I The NCSA StoryNative Counselling Services of Alberta

1981, 15 Minutes, 16mm, videotape, 35mmslide-sound, sound, English, rental, purchase

This presentation briefly describes thedevelopment and history of NativeCounselling Services of Alberta. It alsointroduces the services and variousprojects offered by the organization.Suitable for workshops, seminars, and legalservices for native people.

Distributed byNative Counselling Services of Alberta9912-106 St ,

Edmonton, Alta ,

T5K 105


Native People Helping NativePeople (Les autochtoness'entraident)Para-judicial Counselling ServicesQuebec

35mm slide-sound, French, English, withaccompanying support materials, for preview, foreducational use, purchase

This slide-sound discusses the varieu-,services offered by the Para-judicialCounselling Sevices to the native people ofQuebec.

Distributed byPara-judicia' Counselling Services to the Native Peoplesof Quebec,3465 Cote deb Neiges, Suite 61,Montreal, Que ,

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0 Parole: The Other Way OutNative Counselling Services of Alberta

14 Mint', s, videotape, 35.;-..,islide-sound, sound,English, with accompanying support materials, rental,purchase.

This slide presentation focuses on theimportance of parole supervision and theinvolved procedures an ex-con must gothrough. History and information aboutparoie are characterized to allow the viewerto be aware of the parole system and why itis 'the other way out'.

Distr buted by.Native Counselling Services of Alberta,#11-9912-106 St ,

Edmonton, Alta ,

T5K 105

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Prison (En prison)Don Rennick, Wolf Koenig

1975, 10 Minutes, 20 Seconds, 16mm, 35mm, sound,colour, French, English, for preview, educational use,purchase

An animated film about what it is like toserve a term in jail. The authenticity of thefilm is ensured by careful research,intervi6ws with prisoners, on-the-spotdrawing and a sound track that waspartially recorded inside the walls of amaximum security penitentiary. Prisonmakes a strong statement about the futilityof the present penal system where idlenessworks against rehabilitation and theprisoner's future productivity as a memberof society.

Distributed by.NFB,2959 Stn. M.,222 1s, St. S.E.,Calgary, Alta ,

T2P 3C3


0 Sissons Revisited30 Minutes, three-quarter and half inch videotape,sound, colour, English, rental ($100.00 to copy).

This video examines the Circuit CourtSystem in the Northwest Territories. Anoverview of the issues and dynamicsinvolved in the delivery of justice services toremote communities in in the North.

Distributed by.CBC Edmonton,PO Box 555,Edmonton, Alta ,

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The Special Court atChristian Island1975, 8 Minutes. 16mm, sound, colour, English,rental, purchase

A short film ahout legal justice for Indianjuveniles. It explains the removal of a FamilyCourt to the reservation at Christian Islandwhere the Indians became involved byforming a committee to advise the judge onpossible sentences for the convicted youngpeople. We see a community takingresponsibility for itself. Young Indians felt anew responsibility to the community. TheSpecial Court at Christian Island is anexcellent experiment in the legal systemand has important ramifications for Indianand non-Indian groups across the country.

Distributed by.CFMDC,#602-111 Avenue Rd ,

Toronto, Ont.,M5R 3J8

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The System: Out of Sight,Out of MindNFB, Prairie Region for CCS, Dept. ofSolicitor General, Michael Scott

19 Minutes, 26 Seconds, 16mm, three-quarter inchvideotape, sound. colour, English, fc preview, foreducational use

This film examines the prejudices, myths,and concerns about the criminal justicesystem, through the eyes of children,inmates and their families, communityleaders and professionals Those opinionsare contrasted with the stark reality of theadmissions procedure at a maximumsecurity penitentiary.

Distributed byNFB2959 Stn M,2221st St SE.Calgary Alta ,

T2P 3C3


To Help My PeopleMult -Pix Productions

16mm, sound, colour, English, with accompanyingsupport materials, for preview, for educational use,purchase

A description of the Indian ConstableProgram in Ontario.

Distributed by.Multi-Pix Productions,623 Vi;lage Pkwy,Unionville, OntL3R 2K8

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The Trial of Alex KestablishConfederation College of Applied Arts andTechnology with Ontario Ministry of theAttorney General, Departmeiii of State,Government of Canada,

1982, 48 Minutes, 3 Tapes, three-quarter inchvideotape, sound, colour, English, Cree, Ojibway, withaccompanying support materials , for preview, foreducational use, purchase-$1u0.00

This film is a dramatizaton of a trial on areser, e in northern Ontario The objectiveof this video is to provide the audience witha basic understanding of the morality ofjustice in Canada, and the proceduresused to administer that justice

Distributed byConfederation College of Applied Arts and TechnologyPO Box 398,Thunder Bay,Ontario,P7C 4W1


Trials of Jenny MorinNative Counselling Services of Alberta

13 Minutes, 16mm, videotape, 35mm slide-sound,35mm slides ana tape, sound, English, rental,purchase

A look at the relationships between thenative way of social justice and the legalimplications of the white society. Culturaldifferences are examined and questionsare raised about pride, race, family andone's self.

Distributed byNative Counselling Services of Alberta,#11-9912-106 St ,

Edmonton, Alta ,

T5K IC5


A Warehouse for BodiesAndy Thomson, Peter Katadotis


Life inside a prison in Canada, the KingstonMaximum Security Penitentiary, as seen bythe guards and the inmates. Interviews withprisoners and guards paint a harsh picture.The day is punctuated with the sound ofmetal, and violence runs dangerously closeto the surface. A useful film which explainsthe high degree of recidivism in asubculture that operates by a code of itsown.

Distributed by.NFB,2959 Stn M(222 1st St S E.)Calgary, Alta ,

T2P 3C3


Ways of My AncestorsNative Counselling Services of Alberta

Approx. 36 Minutes, three-quarter inch videotape,sound, colour, English, with accompanying supportmaterials, rental, purchase

Shows how the justice system of the Indianis integrated into daily life and cannot beseparated into a formal system of justicesuch as the white man's. Video portraysmedicine, religion, justice and familyintertwined throughout time in the Indianculture. By portraying ways of theancestors, it is evident why the white man'sformal justice system is foreign to the nativeIndian's way of life.

Distributed by.Native Counselling Services of Alberta,9912 106th St ,

Edmonton, AltaT5K 105

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FAMILY SERVICES 1

Alaskan Women, Cut 1:Battered Wives, Cut 2Tundra Women's Coalition

three-quarter inch videotape, sound, colour, forpreview, educational use, rental, purchase

This video discusses the problems ofdomestic violence, specifically wife abuse.

Distributed byTundra Women's Coalition,PO Box 1537,6114-6th Ave.,Bethel, Ak 99559

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Battered WomenNative Counselling Services of Alberta

8 Minutes, 16rnm, videotape, 35mm slide-sound,sound, English, for preview, educational use, rental,purchase

This presentation contains a variety ofstrong points concerning personal, family,and social life situations. It reflects on anyfamily lifestyle, and hopefully will broadenthe views of others and assist in a betterunderstanding of family violence

Distributed byNative Counselling Services of Alberta.9912-106 St .


FAMILY SERVICES 3

S The Battered Women, Part IINative Counselling Services of Alberta

8 Minutes, 16mm, videotape, 35mm slide-sound,sound, English for preview, educational use, rental,purchase

A follow-up to Battered Women, Part 1.This presentation has informaiion on wherevictims can take refuge and seekassistance in family violence situations.Produced for the benefit or those who havedifficulty in understanding why servicessuch as Women in Need House, Women'sEmergency Shelter, and other agenciesoffering assistance to battered women arenecessary.

Distributed byNative Counselling Services of Alberta,9912-106th St ,


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Do Not Bend, Mutilate, orStapleNative Counselling Services of Alberta

15 Minutes, 16mm, videotape, 35mm slide-sound,35mm slides, sound, English, with accompanyingsupport materials, educational use, rental, purchase

Slide-tape looks at Child Welfare Services inthe province of Alberta from the nativeperspective. Features comments andsuggestions from a foster child andfeedback from foster parents. It increasesawareness of how Child Welfare can beutilized in conjunction with the legal system.


Edmonton, Alta ,

T5K 7C5

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0 Domestic Violence PSACampaign, Alaska Councilon Domestic ViolenceTundra Women's Coalition

three-quarter and half inch videotape, sound, colour,for preview, educational use, rental, purchase

This video examines domestic violence.

Distributed byTundra Women's Coalition,PO Box 1537,6114-6th Ave ,

Bethel, Ak. 99559

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EvaluationNative Counselling Services of Alberta

15 Minutes, 16mm, videotape, 35mm slide-sound,sound, English, educational use, rental

This presentation views all areas andprograms about Native CounsellingServices and examines the need for moreprograms. Evaluation also describes theeffectiveness of improving the existingprograms and provides information onother projects.

DIstributed byNative Counselling Services of Alberta,9912-106 St ,

Edmonton, Alta ,

T5K 7C5

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The Family CourtNative Counselling Services of Alberta

29 Minutes, 16mm, videotape, 35mm slide-sound,sound, English, rental, purchase

Proposals for placing all jurisdictionconcerning family breakdown under aunified family court instead of the presentdiffuse system are discussed by legal andsocial welfare authorities specializing infamily cases. There is a dramatization of aseparation by husband and wife, whichalso concerns the custody of a child, thatclearly illustrates the need for changes.

Distributed byNative Counselling Services of Alberta,9912- 106 St ,

Edmonton, Alta ,

T5K 7C5

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Infant CareB.T. Film Sound, Geoff Voyce,Simon Brascoupe


This film examines the importance ofchildcare. Leah Greemount knows the firstfew weeks and months are very importantto the well being of her child. Leahwelcomes the community healthrepresentative on a regular visit to discussbathing of baby, breastfeeding, medicalcheckups, bottle preparation, and sharingparental duties.

Distributed byNorth American Indian Alms Inc ,

177 Nepean St ,

Ottawa, OntK2? OB4

It's OK to Say No

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14 Minutes, videotape, sound, colour, English, withaccompanying support materials, for preview,educational use, purchase

This video may be utilized for sexualassault education for grades K 6. Thevideo is used in conjunction withaccompanying booklet.

Distributed byCouncil on Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault,Juneau, Alaska

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Mending Bodies and Souls(North of 60: DestinyUncertain)TV Ontario

30 Minutes, three-quarter and half inch videotape,sound, colour, French, English, w:th accompanyingsupport materials, for preview, educational use,purchase (a fee is charged for dubbing the programseries)

Rapid change has placed tremendousstress ,-)n Northern society and has had aprofound impact on the mental andphysical health of the native people. Thisprogram examines a whole range of healthcare issues and focuses on a variety ofcommunity-based programs formulated toprovide more adequate care in response tospecific needs.

Distributed byIN Ontario,Box 200, Station 0,Toronto, OntM4T 2T7

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No Word for RapeAffinity Films

35 Minutes, 16mm, sound, colour, English, forpreview, for educational use

The movie deals with sexual assault inAlaska.

Distributed byAffinity Films Inc ,

PO Box 2974,Anchorage, 99510

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Our Children Are Our FutureTony Snowsill, Christine Welsh

1981, 57 Minutes, 16mm, sound, colour, English, forpreview, educational use

This film deals with the problem of nativechildren in foster homes and the resultingdilemmas where native children are raisedin the white culture. Requirements of theChildren's Aid and problems theserequirements cause are illustrated here.There is clear evidence of the need formore Indian social workers and better childcare facilities on the reserve. The movieportrays the problem and the viewer is leftto reach a conclusion.

Distributed byCanadian Learning Co ,

67 Mowat Ave ,

Suite 338Toronto, OntM5K 3E3

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Preparing for ParenthoodB.T. Film Sound, Geoff Voyce,Simon Brascoupe


Denise Moore is expecting her secondchild. She visits her doctor and meets thecommunity health representative to ensuregood health care for herself and the baby.This film covers early medical care, dietand exercise, development of the baby inthe uterus, prenatal classes, and the arrivalof the baby.

Distributed byNorth American Indian Films Inc ,

177 Nepean St ,

Ottawa, CntK2P OBil

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Sidney Stone SeriesTundra Women's Coalition

three-quarter and half inch videoiape, sourd, colour,English, for preview, educational use rental,purchase

The Sidney Stone Series is a three-partvideotaped series that deals with familyrolations and social abuse in the north.

Distributed byTundra Women's Coalition,PO Box 1537.6114 6th Ave,Bethel. Alaska, 99559

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Someone You KnowCouncil on Domestic Violence and SexualAssault

Videotape, sound, colour, English, for previeneducational use, purchase

This video is a documentary on domesticviolence in Alaska.

Distributed byCouncil on Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault,Juneau, Alaska

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Taking Care of Our OwnNorman Bortnick, Bortnick Film

1982, 53 Minutes, 53 Seconds, 16mm, three-quarterinch videotape, sound, colour, English, for preview,educational use, purchase

The Dakota Ojibway Child and FamilyServices is the first Indian-run child welfaresystem created to answer not only thephysical needs of native children cominginto care, but the cultural needs as well.The film reviews the reasons behind theformation of DOCFS and outlines theiractivities during the first year of operation.Ar xcellent film. Sponsored by tl le DakotaOiihway Child and Family Services.

Distributed byDakota Ojibway Family Services,Box 322,Brandon, Man ,

R7A 512

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0 The Night I Hit HerTundra Women's Coalition

90 Minutes, three-quarter inch videotape, sound,colour, Kyuk, for preview, for educational use, rental,purchase

This video directs attention to the problemof family violence and wife abuse.

Distributed byTundra Women's Coalition,PO Box 1537,6114-6th Ave.,Bethel, Alaska, 99559

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Then One Night I Hit HerTundra Women's Coalition

Two parts, two tapes, three-quarter and half inchvideotape, sound, English, for preview, educationaluse, rental, purchase

This video examines domestic violence; theproblem and possible solutions.

Distributed byTundra Women's Coalition.PO Box 1537,6114 6th Ave,Bethel, Ak , 99559

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Village to Village, Solutionsto Family ViolenceTerry Tavel, Janet Lumiansky

1983, Approx. 30 Minutes, three-quarter inchvideotape, sound, colour, English, withaccompanying support materials, Yup'ik languagetape

Voices of Alaskans from rural areas speakout about family violence. Problems ofdefinition and the socio-political structure ofsmall communities are discussed. Avariety of solutions to the problem of familyviolence are investigated. A discussionguide is also available.

Distributed byTundra Women's Coalition,PO Box 1537,6114 6th Ave,Bethel, Ak , 99559

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0 Charley Squash Goes toTownNFB

1969, 4 Minutes, 26 Seconds, 16mm, 35mm, sound,colour, English, for preview, educational use,purchase

A satirical animation film that, in a gentle,restrained way, resists the idea that it is themanifest destiny of Indian boys and girls tofollow the advice of well-meaning Indiansand whites, to work hard at school and insociety to be like everybody else. This film,from idea to screen, is largely the work ofDuke Redbird, an articulate young CreeIndian from Orillia, Ontario.

Distributed byNFB,PO Box 6100,Montreal, Qua,H3C 3H5

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Children of Main Streetan McLeod

1983, 16mm, videotape, sound, educational use,rental ($50.00 for 3 days )

An excellent film about Main Street inWinnipeg where there are children whomay wander aimlessly until they drift intocrime or the hands of the welfare agency. Arealistic portrayal of the problems whichmany juveniles may face.

Distributed byMs Susan O'Brien,Manager Program Sales,CTV Television Network Ltd ,

42 Charles St. E ,

Toronto, Ont ,

M4Y 1T5 (416) 928-6095

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Christmas at Moose FactoryRobert Verrall, Wolf Koenig


Children's crayon drawings and the voiceof a little girl telling what the pictures areabout, create a charming study of life atChristmas time in Moose Factory, an oldsettlement of mainly Indian families on theshore of James Bay. Incidents big andsmall are illustrated and described withchildish candor. conveying to the viewer astrong sense of being there.

Distributed byNFB,PO, Box 6100,Montreal 101,Que

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Dreamspeaker76 Minutes, 16mm, 35mm slide-sound, sound, colour,English, rental, purchase

Peter is an emotionally disturbed boy whoescapes from an institution and flees to theforests of Vancouver Island. He is foundand "adopted" by a shaman, who, withancient Indian rites, tries to help the boycontrol the ter; ors which periodically drivehim to acts of violence When theauthorities locate him, the idyllicrelationship is brought to an abrupt andshattering end.

Distributed byNEB.2959 Stn M(222 1st St S E ),Calgary, AltaT2P 3C3


Juveniles in CrisisNative Counselling Services of Alberta

16mm, videotape, 35mm slide-sound, sound,English, with accompanying :.,upport materials, rental,purchase

This presentation reflects on the patternswhich a juvenile delinquent goes throughwhen caught up in the justice system. Thisproduction deals with the "JuvenileDelinquent Act" as it defines thecharacteristics of a delinquent and theconsequences involved


Edmonton, Alta ,

T5K 7C5

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People Might Laugh at Us9 Minutes, 16mm, sound, colour, English, rental,purchase

On a reserve in the Baie des Chaleursregion of Quebec, Micmac Indian Childrenmake birds and dolls of brightly coloredpaper, which they hang in trees. They arereluctant to have visitors see them, claiming`people might laugh at us'.


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III Rediscovery: The Eagle'sGift29 Minutes, three-quarter inch videotape, sound,colour, English, educational use, rental

Camp in Queen Charlottes with native andnon-native children. Their experienceassists them in appreciating the Haidaculture. An excellent example of a programwhich is designed i'-) help young peoplelearn about their history and traditionallifestyle.

Distributed byVision Quest Films IncBox 1542, Station E ,

Victoria. B C ,

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SikusilarmiutWolf Koenig, Peter Raymont

28 Minutes, 54 Seconds, colour, 16mm.

young Inuit have produced very interestinganimated films. We see Oleic work andscenes of the village of Cape Dorset.

Distributed byNFB2959 Stn M(222Ist St S E )Calgary. Alta ,

T2P 3C3

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0 View from Eskasoni (Peopleand Places)TV Ontario

1970, 19 Minutes, three quarter and half inchvideotape, sound, BW, English, for preview, foreducational use, purchase (a fee for dubbing theprogram is charged)

Herman Young is a 15-year-old Micmacboy who lives on the Eskasoni reserve nearSydney, Nova Scotia. Through Herman, theviewer comes to understand the pressuresapplied to the old Indian culture by thesurrounding non-Indian world.


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Without an Empty Quiver25 Minutes, 16mm, videotape, 35mm slide-sound,sound, English, rental, purchase

A film suited for discussion on self-image. Itoffers a view of the obstacles encounteredby native youth in North America today.The overall mood of the film is positive aseach person relates his story and describeshis feelings about the world around him. Ajailed alcoholic, a football player, and asuccessful young law student emphasizethe need to organize and to set goals in lifeif anything worthwhile is to be achieved.

Distributed byNative Counselling Services of Alberta,#11-9912-106 St.,Edmonton, Alta ,

T5K 105

ALCOHOL AND DRUG ABUSE / SUICIDE 1

Alcohol ForumCBC Focus North

25 Minutes

Marie Wilson o' Focus North facilitates apanel discussion on the followingquestions: 1) should there be alcoholcontrols in the N.W.T.? 2) is alcohol abuseamong N.W.T. youth rising?

Distributed byCBC Mackenzie,PO Box 160,Yellowknife, N W T ,

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Alcohol in My Landkinetic

1973, 28 Minutes, 16mm, sound, English, for preview,educational use

r robisher Bay bears 1;-.2 mark of thedivision between whites and the Inuitpeople. The lives of the Inuit people haN,3been radically transformed by manyfactors, one of them being alcohol.Teenagers are seen drinking at theSaturday night dance, families are brokenup by alcohol, residents have beenarrested, a few have died. The cases ofDave and Paul, two young men, serve toillustrate the destructive impact of alcoholon the Inuit. The two boys attend analcohol study group.

Distributed byB C. Ministry of Health,Alcohol and Drug Programs,#201-1755 West Broadway,Vancouver, B.0 ,

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Alcohol's Forgotten VictimsCBC Focus North

5 Minutes

This program looks at a project of theKitikmeot Inuit Association in CambridgeBay, N.W.T. The project is the productionof a booklet on Inuit children's views ofalcohol use and how they are personallyaffected.

Distributed byCBC MackenziePO Box 160.Yellowknife. N W TX1A 2N2

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Bitter Winds S25 Minutes, 16mm, videotape, 35mm slide-sound,sound, English, for educational use, rental, purchase

In this film presentation, all is peaceful andproductive until the bitter winds of changebring the ravaging torment of alcoholism toa rural native family. The parents fall prey tothe bottle and wander aimlessly throughlife, squandering their worldly possessionsas they go. Their son, full grown andeducated, begins to search for them andfor the calm that once prevailed.

Distributed byNative Counselling Services of Alberta,9912- 106 St ,

Edmonton, Alta ,

T5K 105

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Breathalyzer vs. the Victim16mm, videotape, 35mm slide-sound, sound,English, for educational use, rental, purchase

With the assistance of the RCMP andNCSA staff, this presentation is designed toinform the general public on thecharacteristics of the Borkenstein Model900 Breathalyzer. Specific theory andillustrations of the breathalyzer areexplained on a step by step basis, whichgives the viewer a better understanding ofhow the blood/alcohol content is measuredwith this machine.

Distributed by.Native Counselling Sev!ces of Alberta,9912. 106 St ,

Edmonton, Alta.T5K 105

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CBC Focus North: Suicide in 0the N.W.T.videotape, sound, colour, English, for educationaluse, rental

The problem of suicide in the north isdiscussed and prevention techniques areoffered.

Distributed byMaliganik Tukisiniakyik,Box 29.Frobisher Bay, N W T ,

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ChangesNFB

17 Minutes, 16mm, sound, English, for preview,educational use, purchase

A young native Manitoban returns to hisreservation and reminisces about bothpositive and negative aspects of life there.Problems of alcohol abuse are subtly andrealistically introduced. A good discussionfilm.

Distributed byNFB,PO Box 6100.Montreal, Quebec,H3C 3; 15


Children of AlcoholicsNational Film Board of Canada

1983, 18 Minutes, 16mm, videotape, colour, sound,English, for educational use, rental, purchase (16mm- $375, video $100)

This video deals with alcohol and is effectupon the family, the problem and how it isdealt with. It was originally filmed in anorthern town in Alberta.

Distributed byNFB,1 Lombard St ,

Toronto, Ont ,

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The Circle58 Minutes, 16mm, videotape, 35mm slide-sound,sound, English, educational use, rental, purchase

An inmate's view of a drug treatmentcentre, where addicts learn to get alongwithout drugs. Group sessions are utilizedas part of their recovery An actor wasemployed to characterize some of thebehaviour and trauma one goes through inthe recovery stage.

Distributed byNative Counselling Services of Alberta,9912-106th St ,

Edmonton, Alta ,

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Circle MovingGary Nichol and Associates Ltd.

Videotape, sound, for preview, educational use,purchase

This video examines an alcohol program,its elements and how it operates.Recommended by the Ontario ProvincialPolice.

Distributed byGary Nichol & Assoc Ltd ,

429 McLeod St ,

Ottawa, OntK1R 5P5

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DetoxicationAddiction Research Foundation

30 Minutes, 16mm, sound, colour, English, foreducational use, rental, purchase

This film explores the 'revolving doorsyndrome'. It begins by following aninebriated person from arrest to jail to courtto release. The film then examines theOntario `detox' program from theperspectives of a medical doctor, a policeinspector, and a hospital administrator.

Distributed byAddiction Research Foundation,33 Russell St ,

Toronto, Ont ,

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Drinking, Driving and theLaw35mm slide-sound, colour, for educational use, rental

By the use of cartoon illustrations, this filmseeks to bring home the seriou ;ness ofdrinking and driving. It also examines theelements of the law which can come intoplay when one drinks and chooses to drive.

Distributed byNFB,2959 Stn M(222 1st St S E ).Calgary, AltaT2P 3C3

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1980, 11 Minutes, three-quarter inch videotape,sound, colour, English, for preview, educational use

Kakawis residential treatment centre fornative families is profiled on this video.

Distributed byM:nistry of Health, Alcohol and Drug Programs,Province of B C ,

#201-1755 W Broadway,Vancouver, B C.V6J 4S5,731-9121 local 32

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Lots of Kids Like Us28 Minutes, 16mm, sound, colour, English, rental,purchase

A film made for young children living in ahome where a parental drinking problemexists. It dramatizes healthy ways forchildren to deal with alcoholism in thefamily. Also shown are specificproblem-solving techniques and additionalinformation on alcoholism as it impacts thefamily.

Distributed byKinetic Film Enterprises Ltd.,781 Gerrard St. E.,Toronto, Ont.,M4M 1Y5


0 NCSA Presents: FrankTurningrobeNative Counselling Services of Alberta

17 Minutes, videotape, 35mm slide-sound, sound,English, with accompanying support materials, rental,purchase

An ex-alcoholic who talks about his pastexperiences with alcohol and 'iormerinvolvement in criminal activities ispresented in the Blackfoot language.Transcribed into English, this story reflectson many of today's skidrow activities andfeatures the true meaning of traditionalvalues.

Distributed byNative Counselling Services of Alberta,9912106 St ,


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Nobody Cuddled BobbyCBS Television (60 Minutes)

1',' Minutes, 16mm, videotape, 35mm slide-sound,sound, English, rental. purchase

This program deals with a case of juvenileimprisonment and peer pressure towardsuicide. The story of a 17 year-old juvenilewho was charged with minor offenses andhas been imprisoned for the purposes ofrehabilitation. Although there was anagreement with the justice system by hisparents to have him incarcerated, Bobbyhanged himself four months later after:)c't-Ig raped by adult inmates.

Distributed byNative Counselling Services of Alberia,9912-106 St ,

Edmonton, Alta.,T5K 105


One Day at a Time15 Minutes, 16mm, videotape, 35mm slide-sound,35mm slides, sound, English, with accompanyingsupport materials, rental, purchase

The story of a man who progressed fromsocial drinking to alcoholism and realizesthat his home and family have beenaffected. A good example of i low alcoholabuse can lead to the destruction of one'slife.

Distributed byNative Counselling Services of Alberta,#11-9912-106 St ,

Edmonton, Alta ,

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Prohibition in the NorthKinetic, Department of Northern Affairs

1980, 26 Minutes, 16mm, three-quarter inchvideotape, sound, colour, English, for preview,educational use, purchase

A film which examines alcohol and crime inthe North. This video shows how fourcommunities (Fort Franklin, Pond Inlet,Igloolik, Pangnirtung) deal with the problemof alcoholism.

Distributed byMinistry of Health, Alcohol and Drug Problems,Province of B C ,

#201-1755 W Broadway,Vancouver, B CV6J 4S5,731-9121 local 32

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Snowdrift AlcoholConferenceCBC Our Ways

25 Minutes

The Dene organized a conference inSnowdrift, N.W T. to discuss ways andmeans to deal with their conct,rns onalcohol and other drug issues. Includes asegment on how community programs arefunded.

Distributed byCBC MackenziePO Box 160,Yellowknife, N W TX1A 2N2

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Turnaround A Story ofRecoveryJennifer Torrance, Moira Simpson, SherryMills, John Taylor , Kathleen Shannon

1984, 46 Minutes, 40 Seconds, 16mm, three-quarterand half inch videotape, sound, colour, English, withaccompanying support materials, for preview,educational use, purchase

The topic of this film is drug and alcoholaddiction of women. A profile is given onthe women, including one native woman.Aurora House Feeks to re-educate womenwith regard to their dependencies inaddition to teaching them about nutritionand other life skills. Counselling andtherapy sessions are also available to thewomen.

Distributed byNFB,2959 Stn. M(222 1st St S E ),Calgary Alta.,T2P 3C3

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We` ;e Come a Long Way10 Minutes, 16mm, sound, colour, English, rental,purchase

An examination of how alcoholism is beingovercome through counselling services inthe Kehewin Reserve, Alberta. Employmentprograms and community developmentprograms in general are also explored.

Distributed by.DIAND Film Library,55 St Clair Ave E , 5th Floor,Toronto, OntM4T 1 M2

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The first number following each title refers to the subject tabheading; the second number refers to the page number withinthe subject tab heading.

Alaska Experience, 2-1Alaskan Women, Cut 1 battered Wives, Cut 2, 6.1Alcohol Forum, 8-1Alcohol in My Land, 8-2Alcohol's Forgotten Victims, 8-3American Indian Speaks (The), 1-1Amisk, 2-2And the Meek Shall Inherit the Earth, 3-1Annanacks (The), 2-3Arrest Procedures, 5-1Augusta, 1-2Aware Not Afraid, 4-1

BIOS The Baffin Island Oil Spill .'roiect, 2-4Ballad of the Crowfoot (The), 1-3Battered Women, 6-2Battered Women, Part II (The), 6-3Beauty of My People (The), 1.4Bcaver Lake Minimum Security Camp, 5-2Bella Bella, 1-5Better Citizen - Both of Us (A), 5-3Between Two Rivers, 5-4Bitter Winds, 8-4Box of Treasures, 1-6Breathalyzer vs the Victim, 8-5

CBC Focus North: Suicide in the N W T, 8-6Canada's Last Colonies, 2.5Canada's Original Peoples' Then and Now, 1-7Celebration of the Raven, 1-8Cell 16, 5-5Changes, 8-7'harley Squash Goes to Town, 7-1

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Children of Alcoholics, 8-8Children of Coal Harbour, 1-9Children of Main Street. 7-2Christmas at Moose Factory, 7-3Circle (The), 8-9Circle Moving. 8-10Circle of the Sun, 1-10Cold Journey, 1-11Courts of Alberta, 5-6Cree Hunters of the Mistassini, 1-12Cree of Paint Hills (The), 1.13Cree Way, 4.2

Day in the Life of the Courtworker (A), 5.7Dene Family, 1-14Detoxication, 8-11Diversion - The Other Alternative, 5.8Do Not Bend. Mutilate, or Staple, 6-4Domestic Violence PSA Campaign, Alaska Council on Domilstic Violence 6-5Dreamspeaker, 7-4Drinking, Driving and the Law 8-12Drinking Isn't Indian, 8-13

Eagleson the River, 1-15Edmonton Maximum Institution 'Wild Rose Rodeo , 5-9Encounter with Saul Alinsky-Part II Rama Indian Reserve. 3-2Endless Days, 2-6Eskimo. Fight for Life (The). 1-16Evaluation. 6.6

Family Court (The). 6-7Family Courtworker (The). 5-10Fine Option Program, 5-11Fisherman's Day (A), 1.17Fort Good Hope, 2-7Fort Resolution Furs, Faith and Fortitude, 1.18From Arrest to Sentencing, 5-12

Gibson Reserve (The), 1-19God Halp the Man Who Would Part with His Land, 3-3Great Spirit (The), 1-20Greenlanders (The), 2.8

Hat Creek, 2-9How the West Was Lost, 3-4Hunters (The), 1-21

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I Can Get It for You Wholesale A History of Indian Lands, 3-5I Move, 4.3I Was Born Here, 2-10Ice People, 1.22Igloolik, 1-23Incident at Restigouche, 1-24Indian Country, 3-6Indian Dialogue. Is It Her Problem Or Yours9, 1.25Indian Education, 4-4Indian Memento, 1-26Indian Relocation Elliot Lake, 2-11Indian Speaks (The), 1-27Indian Treaties, 3-7Infant Care, 6-8Inquiry Film (The), 2-12Inupiatun. In the Manner of the Eskimo, 1-28It Wasn't My Fault, 4-5It's 04 to Say No, 6-9

James Bay, 2.13James Bay 5,000 Years of History, 1-29Joe David Spirit of the Mask, 1-30Joshua's First Carving, 1.31Juveniles in Crisis, 7-5

Kamm, 2-'14Kalvak, 1-32Kenora Native Women's Association, 2-15Kitkatla A Community Involvement in Education, 4-6Kleena, -33Ksan, 1-34Kupfer Report on NCSA (The), 5-13

Land Is the Culture (The), 3.8Legal Education Videos, 5.14Legend, 1-35Like the Trees, 1.36Little More While Yet (A), 1-37Look What We Have Done To This Land, 2-1614s of Kids Like Us, 8.14

Mackenzie Valley Pipeline A Native Perspective, 2-17Magic in the Sky, 1-38Man Who Chooses the Bush, 1.39

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Many Voices, 4-7Mending Bodies and Souls, 6-10Metis (The), 1-40Metis - Our New Nation People (The), 1.41Moccasin Flats, 1.42More Power to You, 4-8More Than Bows and Arrows, 1-43Mother of Many Children, 3-9Mount Chopaka Easter Sunday Jackpot Rodeo, 1-44

NCSA Presents Frank Turntngrobe, 8.15NCSA Story (The), 5-15Native Land Claims, Part 1, 3-10Native Land Claims, Part 2, 3-11Native People Helping Native People, 5-16Native Rights, 3-12Netsilik Eskimo Today (The), 1-45New Day - New Horizons, 1.46New Ways of Knowing, 1.47Night I Hit Her (The), 6.17Ninstints Shadow Keepers of the Past, 1-48Nishnawabe-Aski - The People and the Land, 1-49No Word for Rape, 6-11Noah, 1-50Nobody Cuddled Bobby, 8-16North West Rebellion-1885, 3-13Northern Games, 1-51Northwest Territories Native Peoples - Tape 8, 2-18Nunatsiaq The Good Land, 1-52

One Day at a Time, 8-17Other Side of the Ledger An Indian View of the Hudson's Bay Company (The),1-53Our Children Are Our Future, 6-12Our Children, Our Future, 1.54Our Dear Sisters, 1-55Our Land Is Our Life, 2-19Our Land, Our Truth, 3.14Our Native People Part 2, 1-56Our Native Peoples, 1-57

Paradox of Norval Morisseau, 1-58Parole. The Other Way Out, 5-17Participation in Tomorrow, 2.20

People at Dipper (The), 1-59People Might Laugh at Us, 7-6People of the Big River, 1-60People of the Sacred Circle, 1-61People of the Seal, 1-62People of This Land (The), 2-21Pikangikum, 1-63Potlatch A Strict Law Bids Us Dance, 1-64Potlatch People, 1-65Pow Wow at Duck Lake, 4-9Preparing for Parenthood, 6-13Pressure Point, 2-22Prison, 5.18Prohibition in the North, 8-18

Qallunaani, 4-10Qilaluganiatut, 1-66

Race of the Snowsnaker, 1-67Red Dress (The), 1-68Rediscovery The Eagle's Gift, 7-7Rice Harvest, 1-69

Salmon People, 1-70Sananguagat Inuit Masterworks, 1-71Sauk-al, 1-72Schefferville, 1.73Season of the Birch, 1-74Serpent River Paddlers, 2-23Shadowcatcher (The), 1-75Sharing the Magic, 1-76Sidney Stone Series, 6-14Sikusilarmiut, 7-8Sissons Revisited, 5-19Six Nations, 3.15Snowdrift Alcohol Conference, 8-19Some Natives of Churchill, 2-24Someone You Know, 6.15Somewhere Between, 3.16Special Court at Christian Island (The), 5.20Spence Bay, 1-77Spirit in a Landscape The People Beyond, 1-78Standing Alone, 1-79Starblanket, 1-80Ste Marie Among the Hurons, 1-81

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System Out of Sight, Out of Mind (The), 5.21

Taking Care of Our Own, 6-16Theatre in the Barn, 4.11Then One Night I Hit Her, 6-18These Are My People, 1.82They Fish the Great Slave, 2-25They Promised to Take Our Land, 3-17This Land, 3-16This Was the Time, 1-83Those Born at Masset, 1-84Thousand Moons (A), 1-85To Help My People. 5-22To Walk with Dignity, 1.86Totem Pole, 1-87Trail of Broken Treaties, 3-1GTreaty with the Blackfoot, 1.88Treaty 8 Country, 2.26Trial of Alex Kestabhsh (The), 5.23Trials of Jenny Morin, 5.21'Trout Lake Cree (The), 1-89Turnaround - A Story of Recovery, 8.20

Very Special Budding (A), 1.90View from Eskasoni, 7-9Village to V:1 lage, Solutions to Family Violence, 6.13

Wandering Spirit Survival School, 4-12Warehouse for Bodies (A), 5-25Ways of My Ancestors, 5-26We Are Running Out of Time, 2-27We Can, 2-28We Remember, Part I and II, 1-91We've Come a Long Way, 8-21What Did You Say, 4-13Where tht Rivers Meet, 1-92Who Cares About Indians", 1-93Who Were the Ones", 1.94Who's In Charge Here, 4-14Wind from the West, 1.95Without an Empty Quiver, 7-10

Yesterday - Today - The Netsilik Eskimo, 1-96You Are On Indian Land, 3.20You Can't Grow Potatoes Up There, 1.9i

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