Ka Ke Ki Ku

Ka Ke Ki Ku

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This early work from Pierre Perrault, made in collaboration with René Bonnière, chronicles summer activities in the Innu communities of Unamenshipu (La Romaine) and Pakuashipi. Shot by noted cinematographer Michel Thomas-d’Hoste, it documents the construction of a traditional canoe, fishing along the Coucouchou River, a procession marking the Christian feast of the Assumption, and the departure of children for residential schools—an event presented here in an uncritical light. Perrault’s narration, delivered by an anonymous male voice, underscores the film’s outsider gaze on its Indigenous subjects. The film is from Au Pays de Neufve-France (1960), a series produced by Crawley Films, an important early Canadian producer of documentary films.

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Ka Ke Ki Ku, René Bonnière & Pierre Perrault, provided by the National Film Board of Canada

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Credits
  • director
    René Bonnière
    Pierre Perrault
  • text
    Pierre Perrault
  • English text
    Judith Crawley
  • photography
    Michel Thomas-d'Hoste
  • sound
    Tony Betts
    David Howells
  • sound editing
    John Knight
  • narrator
    Lloyd Bochner
  • music
    Larry Crosley

  • clay70

    The "anonymous voice" was none-other-than Canadian acting legend, Lloyd Bochner

    clay70, 12 Jan 2020
  • Kinosew

    as a native indian..its hard to watch these old films..the colonization and assimilation in full color..but the scenery is still nice to see..the nature and the native land..

    Kinosew, 26 Oct 2019

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