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CBQM

This feature-length documentary pays tribute to CBQM, the radio station that operates out of Fort McPherson, a small town about 150 km north of the Arctic Circle in the Canadian Northwest Territories. Through storytelling and old-time country music, filmmaker and long-time listener Dennis Allen crafts a nuanced portrait of the "Moccasin Telegraph," the radio station that is a pillar of local identity and pride in this lively northern Teetl'it Gwich'in community of 800 souls.
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This feature-length documentary pays tribute to CBQM, the radio station that operates out of Fort McPherson, a small town about 150 km north of the Arctic Circle in the Canadian Northwest Territories. Through storytelling and old-time country music, filmmaker and long-time listener Dennis Allen crafts a nuanced portrait of the "Moccasin Telegraph," the radio station that is a pillar of local identity and pride in this lively northern Teetl'it Gwich'in community of 800 souls.

Indigenous Peoples in Canada (First Nations and Métis) Media and Communication All subjects
Indigenous Cinema
  • writer
    Dennis Allen
  • director
    Dennis Allen
  • producer
    Bonnie Thompson
  • editor
    Doug Forbes
  • director of photography
    Kelly Wolfert
    Allan Code
  • additional photography
    Dennis Allen
  • sound recordist
    Larry MacDonald
  • sound design
    John Blerot
  • music supervisor
    John Blerot
  • online editor
    Joe Owens
  • colourist
    Joe Owens
  • titles
    Joe Owens
  • assistant sound editor
    Mike Sanders
    Tim Resaul
  • music consultant
    Ben Charlie
  • story consultant
    Scot Morison
  • music clearances
    Sylvia Mezei
    Faye Yoneda
  • production assistant
    Jim Norbert
    Anne Marie Jackson
  • transcription
    Sharon Murphy
  • production coordinator
    Ginette D'Silva
    Susan Lewis
    Faye Yoneda
  • production supervisor
    Mark Power
  • marketing manager
    Kelly Fox
  • program administrator
    Darin Clausen
  • executive producer
    David Christensen

Education

Ages 16 to 17
School subjects
Indigenous Studies - Identity/Society Indigenous Studies - Issues and Contemporary Challenges Media Education - Documentary Film Technology Education - Society and Technology

Ask students to examine and assess media images of Indigenous peoples. Have them research the role of communications technology in forging Canadian identity. They may discuss: how social media might extend the "connecting" role of radio in this community's future; how radio sustains the Indigenous oral culture; and the effectiveness of the "fly on the wall" technique. Have students develop a radio programme/podcast, evaluating its effect on their school community.

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