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Objects in Our Lives

Name: Objects in Our Lives
Duration: 6 min

Alanis Obomsawin & Keith Packwood

1975 | 6 min

Close-up photographs of baskets, tools and utensils used in the past and still used today by the Stl’atl’imx (Líl̓wat). Printed notes describe the use of each item

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director

Alanis Obomsawin

Keith Packwood
producer

Alanis Obomsawin
executive producer

Don Hopkins
photography

Robert Van Der Hilst

Philip Hersee

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