Ojigkwanong : encounter with an Algonquin sage / the National Film Board of Canada presents ; a film by Lucie Ouimet ; produced by André Gladu ; researched, written and directed by Lucie Ouimet ; produced by the French Program of the National Film Board of Canada.
William Commanda, whose Algonquin name is Ojigkwanong, was born on the Maniwaki reserve in Quebec in 1913. The story of his early life is a familiar one: the loss of Indigenous culture, numbing poverty and escape into alcohol. In 1961 Commanda, then chief of his reserve, was terminally ill. He had a...
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| Language: | French English |
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In French with English subtitles. |
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[Montréal, Quebećbec] :
[Distributed by] National Film Board of Canada,
[2018]
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| Series: | Libres courts : collection des premières œuvres documentaires
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| Physical Description: | 1 streaming video file (26 min.) : digital, sound, color. |
| Format: | Electronic Video |
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