Our Nationhood
In this feature-length documentary, Indigenous filmmaker and artist Alanis Obomsawin chronicles the determination and tenacity of the Listuguj Mi'kmaq people to use and manage the natural resources of their traditional lands. The film provides a contemporary perspective on the Mi'kmaq people's ongoing struggle and ultimate success, culminating in the community receiving an award for Best Managed River from the same government that had denied their traditional rights.
In this feature-length documentary, Indigenous filmmaker and artist Alanis Obomsawin chronicles the determination and tenacity of the Listuguj Mi'kmaq people to use and manage the natural resources of their traditional lands. The film provides a contemporary perspective on the Mi'kmaq people's ongoing struggle and ultimate success, culminating in the community receiving an award for Best Managed River from the same government that had denied their traditional rights.
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directorAlanis Obomsawin
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editorAlison Burns
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original musicFrancis Grandmont
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writerAlanis Obomsawin
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cameraPhilippe AmiguetMichel La VeauxYoan CartAlanis Obomsawin
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location soundRaymond MarcouxIsmaël CordeiroGlenn Hodgins
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amateur video cameraCalvin Barnaby
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musicianFrancis GrandmontPierre LavoieNadine TurbideNormand GuilbeaultJean-Denis Levasseur
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assistant cameraSébastien CassouGeoffroy St-HilaireUgo Brochu
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photo researchMeilan Lam
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sound editorAndré Chaput
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production assistantBurdett VicaireWendell MetallicKen Mitchell
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sound technicianBiagio Pagano
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subtitlesClaude Dionne
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digital editing technicianDanielle Raymond
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voice recordingGeoffrey Mitchell
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voiceJean-René Ouellet
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voice-overAlfred Metallic
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narrationAlanis Obomsawin
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drawingsJean Dallaire
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mapsKaty Silverstone
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engravingsAlanis Obomsawin
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transcriptionTyson Phillips
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still photographerSterling KeaysFelix Atencio-GonzalesTroy Jerome
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researchAlanis Obomsawin
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animation cameraPierre Landry
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post-production coordinatorClaude CardinalLinda Payette
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music recordingGeoffrey MitchellSylvain Cajelais
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re-recording mixerSerge BoivinGeoffrey Mitchell
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sound post production technicianDaniel Trépanier
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titlesGaspard Gaudreau
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on-line technicianDenis PilonDenis Gathelier
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digital video to film transferGaspard Gaudreau
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production administration assistantChristine Williams
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translatorWendell Metallic
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studio administratorMarie Tonto-DonatiNickie Merulla
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producerAlanis Obomsawin
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executive producerSally Bochner
Before watching Part 2 of the video (66 min), predict the outcome. Role play a negotiation between an Indigenous group and government officials. Contrast the Mi’kmaq attitude toward the environment with that of the non-Indigenous in the film. What do you think the Mi’kmaq can or will accomplish in the next 20 years? Discuss the concept and legitimacy of ancestral rights, as well as the complications faced by the government in recognizing them.
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Our Nationhood, Alanis Obomsawin, provided by the National Film Board of Canada