The Whale and the Raven

Sep 5, 2019

1h 41m

★ 8.7

Overview

Director Mirjam Leuze’s The Whale and The Raven illuminates the many issues that have drawn whale researchers, the Gitga’at First Nation, and the Government of British Columbia into a complex conflict. As the people in the Great Bear Rainforest struggle to protect their territory against the pressure and promise of the gas industry, caught in between are the countless beings that call this place home.

Genres

Documentary

Production Companies

Cedar Island Films

ONF | NFB

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Cast

Matriarch of the Killerwhale Clan, Gitga'at First Nation

Helen Clifton

Gitga'at Councillor

Spencer Greening

Gitga'at Guardian

Nicole Robinson

Gitga'at Guardian

Archie Dundas

Gitxaała Storyteller and Artist

Roy Henry Vickers

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