Freedom Road: Elders Gitchi-aya' aag

McLeod, Angelina, (film director.). Smith, Alicia, (film producer.). Christensen, David, (film producer.). National Film Board of Canada (Montreal), (film producer.).

Summary: The Elders of Shoal Lake 40 prepare a feast as part of their annual Fall Harvest, where they share traditional knowledge and teachings with the people of the community. As they prepare bannock, fish and meat, they plaintively recount traumatic experiences from their childhoods, including being hidden from residential school and remembering those who lost or risked their lives trying to cross the ice. When the Elders talk about their responsibility in caring for community members and passing their knowledge on to the next generation, they illuminate the powerful source of the community's continued endurance and strength.

Record details

Physical Description: 1 streaming video (12 min., 25 sec.) : sound
remote
access
Publisher: Montreal : National Film Board of Canada, 2019.
Copyright: ©2019

Content descriptions

General Note:	Indigenous Filmmaker.
Restrictions on Access Note:	No restrictions.
Creation/Production Credits Note:	Writer, Angelina McLeod ; director, Angelina McLeod ; producer, Alicia Smith ; executive producer, David Christensen ; picture editor, Erika MacPherson ; director of photography, Tyler Funk ; location sound recordist, George Addis, Charlene Moore ; sound design, Anita Lubosch ; sound mix, Bruce Little.
Participant or Performer Note:	Featuring, Nancy Rice, Wayne Redsky, Angelina McLeod.
Date/Time and Place of an Event Note:	Recorded 2019.
Target Audience Note:	13-18.
System Details Note:	Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Source of Description Note:	Description based on online resource; title from title screen (National Film Board of Canada, viewed 2023-04-05).