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Beluga Days

1968 14 min
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From the lower St. Lawrence, a picture of whale hunting that looks more like a round-up, with a corral, whale-boys and all. In 1534, when he stopped at the island he named l'Île-aux-Coudres, Jacques Cartier saw how the Indigenous People captured the little white beluga whales by setting a fence of saplings into off-shore mud. In the film, the islanders show that the old method still works, thanks to the trusting "sea-pigs," the same old tide, and a little magic.

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From the lower St. Lawrence, a picture of whale hunting that looks more like a round-up, with a corral, whale-boys and all. In 1534, when he stopped at the island he named l'Île-aux-Coudres, Jacques Cartier saw how the Indigenous People captured the little white beluga whales by setting a fence of saplings into off-shore mud. In the film, the islanders show that the old method still works, thanks to the trusting "sea-pigs," the same old tide, and a little magic.
  • director
    Pierre Perrault
    Bernard Gosselin
    Michel Brault
  • producer
    Jacques Bobet
    Guy L. Coté
  • camera
    Alain Dostie
    Gilles Blais
  • sound
    Claude Pelletier
    Serge Beauchemin
    Sidney Pearson
  • animation
    Clorinda Warny
    Co Hoedeman
  • music
    Aimé Gagnon
    Raymond Gagnon
    Jean-Baptiste Gagnon

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Ages 10 to 17
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Students will examine traditional ways of living in the era of globalization, through the topic of the anti-whaling movement and the worldwide ban on commercial whaling. Students will debate the role of culture and tradition and their compatibility with notions such as animal rights, environmental protection, and sustainable development.
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