Elders / Gitchi-aya'aag

201912 min 25 secFilm: Documentary

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Direction: Angelina McLeod

Production: Alicia SmithDavid Christensen

Script: Angelina McLeod

The Elders of Shoal Lake 40 prepare a feast as part of their annual Fall Harvest, where they share traditional knowledge and teachings with the people of the community. As they prepare bannock, fish and meat, they plaintively recount traumatic experiences from their childhoods, including being hidden from residential school and remembering those who lost or risked their lives trying to cross the ice. When the Elders talk about their responsibility in caring for community members and passing their knowledge on to the next generation, they illuminate the powerful source of the community’s continued endurance and strength.

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  • Indigenous Peoples in Canada (First Nations and Métis) > Cultural IdentityRegional DevelopmentSocial Conditions
  • Families > Indigenous Families
  • Seniors > Lifestyles
  • Transportation > Road Networks and Infrastructures
  • Environment and Conservation > Water Resources
  • Civics/Citizenship > Federal/Provincial GovernmentHuman Rights
  • Indigenous Studies > History/PoliticsIdentity/SocietyIssues and Contemporary Challenges
  • Nature & Ecological Knowledge > Freshwater Conservation & Management

Credits


writer
Angelina McLeod
director
Angelina McLeod
featuring
Nancy Rice
Wayne Redsky
Angelina McLeod
producer
Alicia Smith
executive producer
David Christensen
picture editor
Erika MacPherson
director of photography
Tyler Funk
second unit operator
Erika MacPherson
location sound recordist
George Addis
Charlene Moore
sound design
Anita Lubosch
production assistant
Katy Slimmon
assistant editor
Marcel Kreutzer
transcription
Patricia Garry
colourist
Tony Wytinck
sound mix
Bruce Little
online editing
Bruce Little
studio operations manager
Darin Clausen
studio administrator
Bree Beach
Devon Supeene
production coordinator
Faye Yoneda
April Dunsmore
production supervisor
Esther Viragh
marketing manager
Leslie Stafford
legal counsel
Peter Kallianiotis
executive director
Michelle van Beusekom
community advisor
Roxanne Greene
Lorne Redsky
Daryl Redsky