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Riel Country

1996 49 min
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This documentary from Martin Duckworth features young adults from two distinct Winnipeg neighbourhoods on either side of the Red River who struggle to overcome geographical and cultural barriers. High school students from the predominantly Indigenous North End and their peers from the Francophone district of St. Boniface work together to produce a play on the origins of the Métis. Their collaboration raises questions about how these youths foresee their role and place within their respective communities and how these minority communities co-exist with the predominant culture. The film also tackles issues of intolerance, racism and discrimination.

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This documentary from Martin Duckworth features young adults from two distinct Winnipeg neighbourhoods on either side of the Red River who struggle to overcome geographical and cultural barriers. High school students from the predominantly Indigenous North End and their peers from the Francophone district of St. Boniface work together to produce a play on the origins of the Métis.

Their collaboration raises questions about how these youths foresee their role and place within their respective communities and how these minority communities co-exist with the predominant culture. The film also tackles issues of intolerance, racism and discrimination.
  • director
    Martin Duckworth
  • camera
    Martin Duckworth
  • editing
    Martin Duckworth
  • producer
    Jacques Vallée
    Joe MacDonald
  • sound
    Norman Dugas
  • sound editing
    André Chaput
  • sound mix
    Serge Boivin
  • voice
    Henri Bergeron
  • music
    Larry Crosley
  • host
    Norman Dugas

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Ages 14 to 17
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This film provides insight into the historical importance of Louis Riel while bringing the scope of that importance up to date. Start by asking students to learn more about this political figure. Then ask them to make connections between Riel’s struggle and the situation of the protagonists in the film. Have them develop their own dramatic work, inspired by their research and the play seen in the film, about a social issue that they care about.
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