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These Are My People...

Oct 20, 1969

0h 13m

★ 0.0

Overview

This documentary short is the first film made by an all-Aboriginal film crew, training under the NFB's Challenge for Change Program. It was shot at Akwesasne (St. Regis Reserve). Two spokesmen explain historical and other aspects of Longhouse religion, culture, and government and reflect on the impact of the white man's arrival on the Indian way of life.

Genres

Documentary

Production Companies

ONF | NFB

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