Cold Journey(1979)
Alanis Obomsawin shows children film clips about the struggle of a Cree boy who is caught between Indigenous and settler worlds. Following these clips, she has a discussion with the children about what they have seen.
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Alanis Obomsawin shows children film clips about the struggle of a Cree boy who is caught between Indigenous and settler worlds. Following these clips, she has a discussion with the children about what they have seen.
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1979-04-01
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