Okimah / the National Film Board of Canada presents ; directed by Paul M. Rickard ; producer, Germaine Ying Gee Wong.

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Since time immemorial, the goose hunt has been of central importance to the Cree people of the James Bay coastal areas. The hunt is not only a source of food for the people, but it also plays an increasingly important role in the transmission of Cree culture, skills and ethics. Filmmaker Paul M. Ric...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author: National Film Board of Canada (Production company, Distributor)
Other Authors: Rickard, Paul M. (Film director)
Wong, Germaine Ying Gee (Film producer)
Language:English
Cree
Language and/or Writing System:
In English and Cree with English subtitles.
Published: [Montréal, Quebećbec] : [Distributed by] National Film Board of Canada, [2018]
Subjects:
Cree people > Ontario > Moose Factory > Social life and customs.
Cree people > Hunting > Ontario > Moose Factory.
Goose shooting > Ontario > Moose Factory.
Documentary films.
Nonfiction films.
Genre:
Documentary films.
Nonfiction films.
Online Access:
Connect to online resource - MSU authorized users (Alexander Street)
Physical Description:1 streaming video file (51 min.) : digital, sound, color
Format: Electronic Video
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Summary:
Since time immemorial, the goose hunt has been of central importance to the Cree people of the James Bay coastal areas. The hunt is not only a source of food for the people, but it also plays an increasingly important role in the transmission of Cree culture, skills and ethics. Filmmaker Paul M. Rickard takes us along with his family on a fall goose hunt in the surrounding areas of Moose River in northern Ontario. The Okimah are the hunting leaders whose life experiences and observations as hunters enable them to teach customary rules for exploiting the resource base. We see how these hunting excursions are not only about harvesting but about the need to respect the land and the animals, and the transmission of the Okimah's knowledge from one generation to the next.
Note:Title from title frames.
Originally produced by: ©1998; previously released in 1999.
Call Number:E99.C88 O45 2018
Credits:Editor, Denise Beaudoin ; cinematography, Nigel Markham ; original music, Janet Lumb, Dino Giancola.
System Details:System requirements: Firefox 4 and up; Safari 5.0 and up; Chrome version 21 and up; Internet Explorer 8 and up; Flash or HTML5 player.
Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Source of Description:
Description based on online resource; title from title frames (Docuseek2, viewed September 26, 2018).