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Kanata: Legacy of the Children of Aataentsic

In this feature documentary, filmmaker René Siouï Labelle retraces the path of his ancestors and surveys their territories, recording images of stunning beauty. He unveils a historical journey known to very few as he reflects upon the identity of the Wendat nation. In French with English subtitles.
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In this feature documentary, filmmaker René Siouï Labelle retraces the path of his ancestors and surveys their territories, recording images of stunning beauty. He unveils a historical journey known to very few as he reflects upon the identity of the Wendat nation. In French with English subtitles.

Archaeology Indigenous Peoples in Canada (First Nations and Métis) History - Canada All subjects
Indigenous Cinema
  • director
    René Sioui Labelle
  • producer
    Jacques Ménard
    Jacques Vallée
  • sound
    Diane Carrière
    Marie-France Delagrave
  • narration
    Michel Bonneau
    Brigitte-Anne Pelletier
  • music
    Daniel Bouliane
    André Mongeon
  • re-recording
    Shelley Craig
    Geoffrey Mitchell

Education

Ages 10 to 17
School subjects
Geography - Territory: Indigenous Indigenous Studies - History/Politics Indigenous Studies - Identity/Society

This film offers an opportunity to deepen understanding of the world of the Wendats (known to Europeans as Hurons). The following are interesting topics for discussion: What can our society learn from traditional First Nations ways of life? What aspects of traditional Wendat society could be considered highly progressive by contemporary standards? These and other questions can form the basis of in-class debate with students taking divergent points of view.

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