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Event

[Indigenous Film Series] "If the Weather Permits" (Isaac 2003) & "The Annanacks" (Bonni猫re, 1964)

Thursday, January 18, 2018 16:00to18:00
Education Building 3700 rue McTavish, Montreal, QC, H3A 1Y2, CA

Weekly Indigenous Film Series

If the Weather Permits,听2003

Elisapie Isaac (Dir.) National Film Board (27 min)

This short documentary studies life in the village of Kangirsujuaq, in Nunavik. In this community lying on the edge of the Arctic Ocean, children's laughter fills the streets while the old people ponder the passage of time. They are nomads of the wide-open spaces who are trying to get used to the strange feeling of staying put. Here, teenagers lap up "southern" culture and, to kill time, play golf on the tundra. Here, the elders are slowly dying, while their entire culture seems to be fading away.

The Annanacks,听1964

Ren茅 Bonni猫re (Dir.) NFB (29 min)

This short documentary depicts the formation in 1964 of the first successful co-operative in an Inuit community in Northern Qu茅bec. The film describes how, with other Inuit of the George River community, the Annanacks formed a joint venture that included a sawmill, a fish-freezing plant and a small boat-building industry.

海角社区's Faculty of Education and聽聽present the 2018聽season of the Weekly Indigenous Film Series, facilitated by Lori Beavis and supported by 海角社区's聽Department of Integrated Studies in Education聽and the聽Institute for Human Development and Well-Being (IHDW).

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