Ballad to Crowfoot

An impressionistic, haunting, often bitter account of the opening of the Canadian west, presented through still photography and the words and music of Willie Dunn, a Micmac from Montreal.

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Credits

director

Willie Dunn

producer

Barrie Howells

production company

National Film Board of Canada

Duration

00:11:00:00

Production places

Canada

Production dates

1968

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

016238

Language

English

Subject categories

Animation

Animation → Animated films - Canada

Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Indians of North America

History → Canada - History

History → History

Short films

Short films → Short films - Canada

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Holdings

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

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Canada, 1968

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