Freedom Road: Elders / Gitchi-aya'aag
The Elders of Shoal Lake 40 prepare a feast as part of their annual Fall Harvest, where they share traditional knowledge and teachings with the people of the community. As they prepare bannock, fish and meat, they plaintively recount traumatic experiences from their childhoods, including being hidden from residential school and remembering those who lost or risked their lives trying to cross the ice. When the Elders talk about their responsibility in caring for community members and passing their knowledge on to the next generation, they illuminate the powerful source of the community’s continued endurance and strength.
Freedom Road Series is a five-part documentary series that tells the inspiring story of one First Nation’s battle to resolve a brutal colonial legacy that uprooted and transformed a self-sustaining community into an isolated island, only a short distance from the Trans-Canada highway.
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Freedom Road: Elders / Gitchi-aya'aag, Angelina McLeod, provided by the National Film Board of Canada
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writerAngelina McLeod
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directorAngelina McLeod
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featuringNancy RiceWayne RedskyAngelina McLeod
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producerAlicia Smith
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executive producerDavid Christensen
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picture editorErika MacPherson
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director of photographyTyler Funk
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second unit operatorErika MacPherson
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location sound recordistGeorge AddisCharlene Moore
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sound designAnita Lubosch
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production assistantKaty Slimmon
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assistant editorMarcel Kreutzer
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transcriptionPatricia Garry
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colouristTony Wytinck
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sound mixBruce Little
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online editingBruce Little
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studio operations managerDarin Clausen
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studio administratorBree BeachDevon Supeene
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production coordinatorFaye YonedaApril Dunsmore
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production supervisorEsther Viragh
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marketing managerLeslie Stafford
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legal counselPeter Kallianiotis
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executive directorMichelle van Beusekom
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community advisorRoxanne GreeneLorne RedskyDaryl Redsky
