For five or six months at a time Frank Ladouceur lives alone, trapping muskrat in the vast, desolate wilderness of northern Alberta. His family last visited him there some fourteen years ago, and Frank’s own visits to the family home in Fort Chipewyan are few and far between. This is the story of an independent Metis who is remarkably determined and self-sufficient, and who is ceaselessly called to return to the bush.
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ACMI Identifier
311450
Language
English
Subject categories
Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Motion pictures - Awards
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Canada - Social life and customs
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Indigenous peoples - Canada
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Wilderness survival
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Prairies
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Wilderness survival
Crafts & Visual Arts → Portraits
Documentary → Documentary films - Canada
Educational & Instructional → Educational films
Hobbies, Recreation & Sport → Fishing - Canada
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
16mm film; Limited Access Print (Section 2)
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)