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Trick or Treaty? /

The documentary Trick or Treaty? by Alanis Obomsawin follows the journey of Indigenous leaders in their quest for justice as they seek to establish dialogue with the Canadian government. By tracing the history of their ancestors since the signing of Treaty No. 9, they want to raise people's awa...

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Bibliographic Details
Format: Video
Language:English
Published: Montreal : National Film Board of Canada, 2014.
Series:National Film Board CAMPUS collection
Subjects:
James Bay Treaty No. 9 (1905)
Indians of North America > Ontario, Northern > Treaties.
Indians of North America.
Northern Ontario.
Social movements > Native chiefs > Native issues > Canadian native young people > Historical perspectives
Canadian films.
Streaming video.
Documentary films.
Treaties.
Documentaires.
Online Access:Connect to this streaming video (Alexander Street Press)
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Summary:The documentary Trick or Treaty? by Alanis Obomsawin follows the journey of Indigenous leaders in their quest for justice as they seek to establish dialogue with the Canadian government. By tracing the history of their ancestors since the signing of Treaty No. 9, they want to raise people's awareness about the issues that concern them: respect for and protection of their lands and their natural resources, and the right to hunt and fish so that their society can prosper. In recent years, an awareness-raising movement has been surfacing in the communities: conferences on the Treaty's signing, the Idle No More movement, Cree Chief Theresa Spence's hunger strike, the 1,600-km trek to the Canadian Parliament in Ottawa by David Kawapit and those who joined him. In her film, Alanis Obomsawin gives those who refuse to surrender a chance to speak out. Indigenous youth are mobilizing in increasing numbers to put an end to inertia.
Item Description:Quebec Centre.
Physical Description:1 online resource (1 video file (85 min.)) : digital, stereo, sound, color.
Format:Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Audience:Régie du cinéma du Québec rating: U.
CHV rating: G.
Production Credits:Director/writer, Alanis Obomsawin ; editor, Alison Burns ; camera, René Sioui Labelle, Philippe Amiguet ; aerial camera, Michaël Darby ; location sound, Glenn Hodgins ; original music, Alain Auger ; narration, Alanis Obomsawin ; voice recording, Geoffrey Mitchell ; sound editor, Don Ayer ; mix, Jean Paul Vialard ; foley, Stéphane Cadotte ; research, Alanis Obomsawin, Noreen Kruzich, Katherine Kasirer ; producer, Alanis Obomsawin ; executive producer, Annette Clarke.