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The Nitinaht Chronicles - Part 1 / directed by: Maurice Bulbulian ; produced by: Jacques Vallě ; production agency: National Film Board of Canada (Montreal).

Bulbulian, Maurice, (film director.). Vallě, Jacques, (film producer.). National Film Board of Canada (Montreal), (film producer.).

Summary:

The Nitinaht Chronicles is a searing portrait of a small Indigenous community on Canada's west coast struggling to come to terms with a legacy of sexual abuse, incest and family violence. Seven years in the making, the film is a first-hand look at the extraordinary efforts of the people of Nitinaht to overcome the cycle of physical and sexual abuse that touched the lives of nearly all the members of the community.

Record details

  • Physical Description: 1 streaming video (46 min., 43 sec.) : sound
  • Publisher: Montreal : National Film Board of Canada, 2019.

Content descriptions

Restrictions on Access Note:
No restrictions.
Creation/Production Credits Note:
Director, Maurice Bulbulian ; producer, Jacques Vallě ; camera, Serge Gigur̈e ; sound, Diane Carrir̈e ; editing, Maurice Bulbulian ; sound editing, Andr ̌Chaput ; re-recording, Shelley Craig.
Date/Time and Place of an Event Note:
Recorded 1998.
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).
Subject: Indian children > Abuse of > Canada.
Ditidaht Indians > British Columbia.
Family violence > Canada.
Native people > Residential schools > British Columbia.
Genre: Documentary films.
Topic Heading: National Film Board > National Film Board Collection


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