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Bella Bella

1975 27 min
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Les pêcheurs de Campbell Island, située à 500 km au nord de Vancouver, dévoilent leur plan d'action pour recouvrer l'autosuffisance. Ils visent à stimuler le développement économique, et à maintenir vivante la culture heiltsuk ancestrale. En anglais avec sous-titres français. Nous entendons la langue Heiltsuk (Haíɫzaqvḷa) parlée dans le film.

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Bella Bella

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Les pêcheurs de Campbell Island, située à 500 km au nord de Vancouver, dévoilent leur plan d'action pour recouvrer l'autosuffisance. Ils visent à stimuler le développement économique, et à maintenir vivante la culture heiltsuk ancestrale. En anglais avec sous-titres français.

Nous entendons la langue Heiltsuk (Haíɫzaqvḷa) parlée dans le film.

Indigenous Peoples in Canada (First Nations and Métis)
Social Issues
Economics
All subjects
  • director
    Barbara Greene
  • producer
    John N. Smith
  • executive producer
    Ian McLaren
  • photography
    André Gagnon
    Yves Drapeau
  • sound
    Claude Lefebvre
  • editing
    Barrie Howells
    Tina Viljoen
  • sound editing
    John Knight
  • re-recording
    Jean-Pierre Joutel
  • music
    Larry Crosley

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Education

Ages 12 to 15

Geography - Territory: Indigenous
Indigenous Studies - History/Politics
Indigenous Studies - Identity/Society

Keeping their culture alive while adopting the comfort and amenities of modern society was a challenge that the young people of the Heiltsuk Nation tackled in the 1970s. Did they succeed? Tracing the evolution of this community and profiling their current situation using Web research is a good starting point for better understanding Canada’s diversity. What communities in this country are currently facing similar challenges?

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