Finding Dawn
2006
1 h 13 min
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Acclaimed Métis filmmaker Christine Welsh brings us a compelling documentary that puts a human face on a national tragedy – the epidemic of missing or murdered Indigenous women in Canada. The film takes a journey into the heart of Indigenous women's experience, from Vancouver's skid row, down the Highway of Tears in northern BC, and on to Saskatoon, where the murders and disappearances of these women remain unsolved.
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Acclaimed Métis filmmaker Christine Welsh brings us a compelling documentary that puts a human face on a national tragedy – the epidemic of missing or murdered Indigenous women in Canada. The film takes a journey into the heart of Indigenous women's experience, from Vancouver's skid row, down the Highway of Tears in northern BC, and on to Saskatoon, where the murders and disappearances of these women remain unsolved.
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directorChristine Welsh
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writerChristine Welsh
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producerSvend-Erik Eriksen
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editorJanice Brown
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director of photographyMoira Simpson
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original musicBruce Ruddell
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music supervisorBruce Ruddell
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narratorChristine Welsh
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location sound recordingMoira Simpson
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sound designGael MacLean
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sound supervisionGael MacLean
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music performerBruce RuddellBill Henderson
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music recordingBill Henderson
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graphic imagingJon Anastasiades
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additional photographyKaren Duthie
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additional soundSherry AntonishenDaniel ShingooseJessica WoodColleen Craig
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dialogue editorMark Hensley
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production assistantJessica WoodBanchi HanuseNatasha BeedsMary SuchellWendy Nahanee
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production stillsJessica WoodBanchi HanuseMary Suchell
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clearances supervisorPaula Sawadsky
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researchChristine WelshJessica WoodBanchi Hanuse
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assistant editorErin Cummings
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transcriptionPamela Pellegrini
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consultationEdna Brass
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re-recording mixerMark HensleyAngelo Nicoloyannis
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re-recording servicesPost Modern Sound
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on-line assemblyKeyframe Editing Inc.
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post-production servicesRainmaker Digital Pictures
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production coordinatorChristine Sears
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technical coordinatorWes Machnikowski
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production supervisorKathryn Lynch
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program administratorBruce Hagerman
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executive producerRina Fraticelli
Education
Ages 12 to 17
Study Guide - Guide 1
Civics/Citizenship - Human Rights
History and Citizenship Education - Issues in Society Today
Indigenous Studies - Identity/Society
Indigenous Studies - Issues and Contemporary Challenges
List and discuss the factors contributing to the lack of attention surrounding these disappearances. Summarize these in a letter to your MP to help raise the visibility of this issue. The federal government is allocating funds to investigate the disappearance of native women; how should the funds be spent?
