Uncle Tommy Goes Back

Sep 24, 2020

0h 7m

★ 0.0

Overview

Working with friends and family, Kevin Cranmer carves a memorial pole in honour of his later father, Chief Daniel Ear Cranmer. The pole is erected before the former site of St. Michael’s Residential School.

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Documentary

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Cast

Himself / Narrator (voice)

Thomas Henderson

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Bill Reid

Jan 1, 1979

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Haida Modern

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Canadian Carnival

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Now Is the Time

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Dos Antigos aos Filhos do Amanhã

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5.7

The Christmas Miracle of Jonathan Toomey

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6.5

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6.8

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Ľudoví umelci

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Národní umělec Josef Skupa

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Cantorias

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