Les droits des Indiens
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Taped at the Pigokan reserve near Amos, for a Youth-Perspectives project, this document delineates the confrontations between the Natives and the provincial hunting and fishing authorities. This video illustrates the ambiguity of the methods used for conflict resolution on the reserve, explaining that Federal Indian Act recognizes the authority of the Band Council, which allows litigation to be referred to by the Ministry of Indian Affairs. According to the law, access to fishing and hunting grounds is limited to survival needs, but the majority of Natives don’t recognize this law, and hunting is managed by Whites. The federal and provincial governments’ views are contrasted with those of the Band Council. Images of traditional hunting and fishing support the Natives’ views.

1973
Canada
30:24
Original language
French

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Credits

Direction
Ginette Benoît
Camera
Normand Mowatt
Jean-Paul Rankin
Thérèse Rankin
Daniel Thomas
Ginette Benoît
Bruno Kistabish
Voice
Ginette Benoît
Jean-Paul Rankin
Normand Mowatt
Sound
Jean-Paul Rankin
Vocal
Harry Wylde
Alice Kistabish
Participants
Réserve Pikogan
Production
Ginette Benoît

Technical information

Color
Black and white
Image format
4:3
Sound
Mono
Keywords
First Nations, Amerindians, Right, Justice, Conflict

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