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Ikwe
198657 minFilm: Fiction
Direction: Norma Bailey
Production: Norma BaileyMichael ScottChes Yetman
Script: Wendy Lill
Produced by the National Film Board of Canada with the participation of the Manitoba Jobs Fund and the Manitoba Government Employees' Association.
A young Ojibwa girl of 1770, Ikwe awakens one night from a disturbing dream about a strange man. The arrival of a young Scottish fur trader transforms her dream into reality. Marrying him, Ikwe leaves her village on the shores of Georgian Bay. Although the union promises prosperity for her tribe, it means hardship and isolation for Ikwe. Values and customs clash until, finally, the events of Ikwe's dream unfold with tragic clarity. Part one of the series entitled Daughters of the Country.
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Subject categories
- Indigenous Peoples in Canada (First Nations and Métis) > Cultural ConflictFamily LifeFur Trades, Hunting and TrappingHistoryLiving in non-Indigenous CommunitiesQuébec and OntarioWomen
- Women > Cultural GroupsDiscrimination, Stereotyping and Equal RightsHistorical PerspectivesIndigenous Women
- History - Canada - Pre-1867 > Indigenous PeoplesOntarioRelations between Indigenous Peoples and EuropeansWomen
- History > Early Canadian Exploration (1600s-1800s)
- Indigenous Studies > History/Politics
- Ethics and Religious Culture > Religious Diversity/Heritage
Credits
- director
- Norma Bailey
- producer
- Norma Bailey
- executive producer
- Michael Scott
- Ches Yetman
- script
- Wendy Lill
- photography
- Ian Elkin
- sound
- Richard Patton
- editing
- Lara Mazur
- sound editing
- Gloria Thorsteinson
- re-recording
- Clive Perry
- music
- John McCulloch
- cast
- William Ballantyne
- Patrick Bruyère
- Jamie Hardisty
- Hazel King
- Vicky Klyne
- Kim McCaw
- Marion Moneyas
- Sarah Peebles
- Gladys Taylor
- Geraint Wyn Davies
- Wally McSween
- David Gillies
- Blake Taylor
Awards
- Alcan Award (Public's Award for Cinema) given to IKWE and THE WAKE - with a cash prize of 2,000$Festival of Films and Videos by Women (SILENCE ELLES TOURNENT)
- Gemini Award for Best Pay Television Dramatic SeriesGemini Awards
- Lilian Gish Award for Best Telefilm mini series or specialWomen in Film Festival
- Superchannel Award for Best Script (Wendy Lill) - with a cash prize of 1,000$Yorkton Film Festival
- Golden Sheaf Award - Category: Best Script (Wendy Lill)Yorkton Film Festival
- Golden Sheaf Award - Category: Best Editing (Lara Mazur)Yorkton Film Festival
- Golden Sheaf Award - Category: Best Production of the FestivalYorkton Film Festival
- Golden Sheaf Award - Category: Best Drama over 30 minutesYorkton Film Festival
- Best Picture AwardAnnual American Indian Film Festival
- Best Director Award (Norma Bailey)Annual American Indian Film Festival
- Blue Ribbon Award - Category: Original DramaItinerant - American Film and Video Festival