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Cree Hunters of Mistassini
197457 min 53 secFilm: Documentary
Direction: Boyce RichardsonTony Ianzelo
Production: Colin LowLen Chatwin
Script: Boyce Richardson
During the winter since times predating agriculture, the Cree of Mistassini have gone to the bush of the James and Ungava Bay area to hunt. Three hunting families agreed to meet an NFB crew, who filmed the building of the winter camp, the hunting, the relationship to the land, and the rhythms of Cree family life. This sensitive film expresses Cree beliefs and the ecological principles that are the foundation of their lives.
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Subject categories
- Indigenous Peoples in Canada (First Nations and Métis) > Family LifeFur Trades, Hunting and TrappingLifestylesOral CultureQuébec and Ontario
- Fishing and Hunting Industries > First NationsHuntingQuebec and Ontario
- Indigenous Studies > History/PoliticsIdentity/Society
Credits
- director
- Boyce Richardson
- Tony Ianzelo
- producer
- Colin Low
- executive producer
- Len Chatwin
- script
- Boyce Richardson
- narrator
- Boyce Richardson
- photography
- Tony Ianzelo
- sound
- Richard Besse
- Jean Guy Normandin
- editing
- Ginny Stikeman
- sound editing
- John Knight
- re-recording
- Michel Descombes
- Claude Delorme
Awards
- Television Award - Silver Boomerang given to the Best Entry specifically Made for TelevisionInternational Film Festival
- Robert Flaherty AwardBAFTA / British Academy Film Awards
- Etrog for Best Documentary over 30 minutesGenie Awards