Poundmaker's Lodge: A Healing Place
Just north of the City of Edmonton lies Poundmaker’s Lodge, an addiction and mental-health facility specializing in treatment for Indigenous people. Founded in 1973 and still operational today, the Lodge’s programs and services are Indigenous-run and based in culturally appropriate recovery and healing techniques. Framing the short documentary with the words of the great Plains Cree Chief Pîhtokahanapiwiyin (Poundmaker), Alanis Obomsawin presents a frank examination of the root causes of substance abuse in Indigenous communities and how the absence of love and support – exacerbated by the impacts of colonialism and racism – created a legacy of alcoholism for some individuals.
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Poundmaker's Lodge: A Healing Place, Alanis Obomsawin, provided by the National Film Board of Canada
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writerAlanis Obomsawin
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directorAlanis Obomsawin
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editorRita Roy
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voiceBrian Eyahpaise
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cameraRoger Rochat
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additional photographyDoug Cole
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assistant cameraMichel Bissonnette
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location soundRaymond Marcoux
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song - writerShannon Two Feathers
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song performerShannon Two Feathers
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principal fluteDario Domingues
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additional musicLuc-Dominique TremblayWilliam ButlerGordon TootoosisSarain Stump
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participantRoy ThomasRon NabigonOlivine WoodRachelle SeguinBrian RoastingJonathan Minde
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sound editorPaul Demers
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assistant sound editorJean-Pierre Viau
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voice recordingChristian Fortin
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music editorJulian Olson
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re-recordingJean-Pierre Joutel
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animation cameraPierre Landry
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title designLouise Overy
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optical layoutSusan Gourley
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studio administratorMarie Tonto-Donati
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post-production coordinatorGrace Avrith
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production coordinatorAndrée Lachapelle
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executive producerAndy Thomson
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researchAlanis Obomsawin
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producerAlanis ObomsawinMarrin CanellRobert Verrall
