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Bella Bella
197527 min 20 secFilm: Documentary
Direction: Barbara Greene
Production: John N. SmithIan McLaren
North of Vancouver, 500 km up-coast, live the Bella Bella from Campbell Island. Since the coming of the white man these fishing people have watched their ancient Heiltsuk culture and their independence all but disappear. Today, in an energetic attempt to become self-sufficient, they are regaining both--successfully combining a plan for economic development with a program of cultural revival.
We hear the Heiltsuk language spoken in the film (Haíɫzaqvḷa).
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Subject categories
- Indigenous Peoples in Canada (First Nations and Métis) > British ColumbiaCultural IdentityWork
- Social Issues > Canadian CommunitiesIndigenous PeoplesRural Life
- Economics > Indigenous Concerns
- Indigenous Studies > History/PoliticsIdentity/Society
- Geography > Territory: Indigenous
Credits
- director
- Barbara Greene
- producer
- John N. Smith
- executive producer
- Ian McLaren
- photography
- André Gagnon
- Yves Drapeau
- sound
- Claude Lefebvre
- editing
- Barrie Howells
- Tina Viljoen
- sound editing
- John Knight
- re-recording
- Jean-Pierre Joutel
- music
- Larry Crosley