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Salmon People - DVD ONF/NFB


Catalogue Number:  NFB521626
Producer:  National Film Board Of Canada
Producers:  Shelah Reljic, Peter Jones
Directors:  Tony Westman
Producing Agencies:  National Film Board of Canada (Montreal)
Subject:  Canadian Literature, Documentary, First Nations Studies, Indigenous Peoples, Literature, Religious Studies, Social Studies
Language:  English
Country Of Origin:  Canada
Copyright Year:  1977
Running Time:  24:43


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The legendary relationship between the West Coast Indigenous Peoples and the salmon, once their staple food, is revealed in this film that contrasts ancient myth and modern reality. We see how Raven finds riches in the harvest of the salmon, only to lose everything through a thoughtless act against the Spirit of the Salmon. So too does modern man jeopardize his living from the sea by heedless action. Images of ancient spear-fishing and traditional smoke-houses contrast with images of today's operations of a seiner and a cooperative cannery.



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