NFB Collection
To Know the Hurons
197728 min 50 secFilm: Documentary
Direction: George Appleby
Produced for the NFB by Haverand Productions Ltd. for the National Museums of Canada.
This title is an acquisition.
This film demonstrates a new style of excavation used for archaeological work at the Draper site north of Toronto where there are remains of a large Huron village. With financial support from Transport Canada and the Archaeological Surveys of Canada, all the findings were fed into a computer, resulting in far more comprehensive information than would have been the case under the old system.
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Subject categories
- Archaeology > Archaeological DigsArchaeological SitesIndigenous Communities
- Technology > Computer Technology, Internet and ElectronicsHistorical Perspectives
- Indigenous Peoples in Canada (First Nations and Métis) > HistoryQuébec and Ontario
Credits
- director
- George Appleby
- narrator
- William D. Finlayson
Awards
- Plaque for the Originality of its ContentInternational Biennal of Documentaries on Archeology
- Best Filmstrip of the Year 1982Learning A-V Magazine