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Waseteg

Phyllis Grant

2010 6 min

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Waseteg relate l’histoire d’une jeune Mi'kmaqdont le nom signifie « lumière de l’aube ». Malheureusement, la joie de sa naissance est assombrie par la mort de sa mère. Avec le temps, ses sœurs éprouvent de la rancœur à son égard, et Waseteg grandit dans la solitude et la tristesse.

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Extras

• Waseteg - (Extrait 2)

  Phyllis Grant 2010 48 s
• Waseteg - (Extrait 1)

  Phyllis Grant 2010 56 s

Details

Waseteg relate l’histoire d’une jeune Mi'kmaqdont le nom signifie « lumière de l’aube ».  Malheureusement, la joie de sa naissance est assombrie par la mort de sa mère. Avec le temps, ses sœurs éprouvent de la rancœur à son égard, et Waseteg grandit dans la solitude et la tristesse.

See also

Indigenous Peoples in Canada (First Nations and Métis)

All subjects

Indigenous Cinema

Credits

• script
  Phyllis Grant
  
• direction
  Phyllis Grant
  
• animation
  Phyllis Grant
  
  Sam Decoste
  
  Randall Finnerty
  
  Wenqi Hou
  
• narration
  Alanis Obomsawin
  
• original music
  Normand Roger
  
  Pierre Yves Drapeau
  
• sound design
  Normand Roger
  
  Pierre Yves Drapeau
  
• None
  Michel Dubeau
  
  Gilbert Sewell
  
  Sam Decoste
  
  Randall Finnerty
  
• digital image supervision
  Susan Gourley
  
• final edit
  Yannick Carrier
  
• recording
  Geoffrey Mitchell
  
• sound mixer
  Geoffrey Mitchell
  
• translation
  Lyly Fortin
  
• technical coordination
  Steve Hallé
  
• production supervision
  Patricia Coughran
  
  Candice Desormeaux
  
• production coordination
  Stephanie Coolen
  
  Vanessa Larsen
  
• marketing
  Julie Armstrong-Boileau
  
• centre administrator
  John William Lutz
  
• producer
  Annette Clarke
  
  Michael Fukushima
  
• executive producer
  Kent Martin
  

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Education

Ages 8 to 12

Indigenous Studies - Arts
Indigenous Studies - Identity/Society

Pre-teach Native legends and symbols. Discuss the reasons why Waseteg was able to see the boy who lived across the river when her sisters could not. Suggest alternate titles for this film.

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