Summer Legend
This short animation tells the tale of the great spirit Glooscap and how he battled with the giant Winter in order to bring Summer to the North and the Mi'kmaq people. Silas T. Rand, a Canadian Baptist clergyman and ethnographer, and Charles Leland, an American humorist and folklorist, first recorded the legend of Glooscap at the end of the 19th century. Since then, the legend has been retold many times, but never more beautifully than in this colourful animated interpretation.
This short animation tells the tale of the great spirit Glooscap and how he battled with the giant Winter in order to bring Summer to the North and the Mi'kmaq people. Silas T. Rand, a Canadian Baptist clergyman and ethnographer, and Charles Leland, an American humorist and folklorist, first recorded the legend of Glooscap at the end of the 19th century. Since then, the legend has been retold many times, but never more beautifully than in this colourful animated interpretation.
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directorFrançoise Hartmann
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scriptFrançoise Hartmann
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animationFrançoise Hartmann
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producerEunice Macaulay
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executive producerDouglas MacDonald
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cameraPierre LandryRaymond Dumas
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soundLouis Hone
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sound editingJulian OlsonDiane Le Floc'h
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music editingJulian OlsonDiane Le Floc'h
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re-recordingJean-Pierre Joutel
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narratorTex Konig
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voiceMargo Mackinnon Baculis
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musicKeith Tedman
This short animation retells a Mi’kmaq teaching about the Great Spirit Glooscap’s battle with winter to bring summer to the North. This film could inspire research, discussions and projects related to a variety of topics. How have the oral teachings of Indigenous Peoples been shared throughout history? What role does storytelling play in Indigenous culture? How does the story connect with the worldview in relation to the natural world? Why is it important for Indigenous Peoples to tell their own stories and share cultural teachings and stories?
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Summer Legend, Françoise Hartmann, provided by the National Film Board of Canada