St. Laurent Pilgrimage
1985
2 min
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This very short film from the Canada Vignettes series documents the annual pilgrimage that members of Saskatchewan’s Métis Catholic community make to St. Laurent, a village in the Duck Lake area that became the Métis nation’s spiritual centre at the time of the 1885 Northwest Rebellion.
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Details
This very short film from the Canada Vignettes series documents the annual pilgrimage that members of Saskatchewan’s Métis Catholic community make to St. Laurent, a village in the Duck Lake area that became the Métis nation’s spiritual centre at the time of the 1885 Northwest Rebellion.
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directorDan J. McCrimmon
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producerCharles Konowal
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executive producerMichael Scott
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scriptKen Mitchell
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cinematographyIan Preston
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soundWilliam Butler
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editingNorm Sawchyn
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sound editingCarol Wenaus
Education
Ages 12 to 18
Study Guide - Guide 1
Ethics and Religious Culture - Religious Diversity/Heritage
Indigenous Studies - History/Politics
Indigenous Studies - Identity/Society
Indigenous Studies - Issues and Contemporary Challenges
This very short film is about an annual pilgrimage (which began at the time of the 1885 Northwest Rebellion) to a village in Saskatchewan’s Duck Lake area that’s considered to be a spiritual gathering place for some Métis. Students can research, discuss and create projects that deepen their understanding of who Louis Riel, Gabriel Dumont and Charles Nolin were and why they are significant to Métis. Students can learn about the 1885 Northwest Resistance through an Indigenous lens and begin to understand who the Métis are. Students can consider the significance of intertwining First Nations spirituality with Catholicism in the past and present. Do Métis people continue this pilgrimage today and are there similar journeys to sacred bodies of water involving Indigenous people across Canada?
