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The Longhouse People
195123 min 2 secFilm: Documentary
Direction: Allan Wargon
Production: Tom Daly
Script: Allan Wargon
Produced by the National Film Board of Canada with the cooperation of Canadian Six Nations Iroquois Indians and the National Museums of Canada.
The life and religion of the Longhouse People. The film shows a rain dance, a healing ceremony and the celebration in honour of a newly chosen chief.
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Subject categories
- Indigenous Peoples in Canada (First Nations and Métis) > Cultural IdentityQuébec and OntarioReligion and Spirituality
- Religion, Beliefs and Ethics > Indigenous Spirituality
- History > Early Colonization/Settlement
- Indigenous Studies > Identity/Society
- Ethics and Religious Culture > Religious Diversity/Heritage
Credits
- director
- Allan Wargon
- script
- Allan Wargon
- editing
- Allan Wargon
- producer
- Tom Daly
- camera
- Hector Lemieux
- Denis Gillson
- sound
- Joseph Champagne
Awards
- Honourable Mention - Category: Non-theatricalGenie Awards