Tikinagan

199156 min 50 secFilm: Documentary

Direction: Gil Cardinal

Production: James CullinghamPeter RaymontDale PhillipsGraydon McCreaDoug Cole

Co-produced by Tamarack Productions and the NFB with the participation of Telefilm Canada, the Ontario Film Development Corporation, Indian and Northern Affairs Canada, Canadian Studies Directorate of the Department of the Secretary of State of Canada, Teck Corporation, Rogers Telefund; in association with TVOntario; in collaboration with TV5; with assistance from Access Network and Vision TV.

In 1987, the path towards self-government took an unexpected turn for the First Nations people of northwestern Ontario. To fill a sudden void in child welfare services and provide an alternative to the old, non-Native controlled system, the First Nations people formed Tikinagan Child and Family Services.

Subject categories

  • Indigenous Peoples in Canada (First Nations and Métis) > ChildrenFamily LifeQuébec and OntarioSocial Problems
  • Families > ChildrenProblems in the FamilySocial Programs and Services
  • Social Issues > ChildrenFamily LifeIndigenous PeoplesSocial Services in Canada

Credits

director
Gil Cardinal
narrator
Gil Cardinal
producer
James Cullingham
Peter Raymont
Dale Phillips
executive producer
Peter Raymont
Graydon McCrea
associate producer
Doug Cole
cinematography
James Jeffrey
sound
Garrell Clark
editing
Gerald K. Wilson
sound editing
Gerald K. Wilson
re-recording
Jean-Pierre Joutel
Shelley Craig
music
John Kim Bell