Land of the Cree
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Year Published: 1977
Creator: Ontario Provincial Parks
Description: Ontario Provincial Parks, 1977. Music by Archie Cheechoo. Home transfer from DVD compilation. The film "Land of the Cree" captures the unique experiences of Indigenous people in Ontario, particularly in the community of Moose Factory. It contrasts the feelings of arriving in a new place versus being immersed in the local Indigenous culture. The narrative reflects on the deep spiritual connection to the land, the importance of music, and the historical legacy of Indigenous peoples before colonization. Keywords Cree, Indigenous, Ontario, Moose Factory, culture, spirituality, music, history, community, reserve
Complete Record: Ontario Provincial Parks, 1977. Music by Archie Cheechoo. Home transfer from DVD compilation. The film "Land of the Cree" captures the unique experiences of Indigenous people in Ontario, particularly in the community of Moose Factory. It contrasts the feelings of arriving in a new place versus being immersed in the local Indigenous culture. The narrative reflects on the deep spiritual connection to the land, the importance of music, and the historical legacy of Indigenous peoples before colonization. Keywords Cree, Indigenous, Ontario, Moose Factory, culture, spirituality, music, history, community, reserve
Transcription
[Applause] [Music] thank you [Music] [Music] foreign [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] foreign [Music] [Music] [Music] days [Music] [Music] yes [Music] [Applause] just the last increase the train was to prosper at the hands [Music] [Applause] [Music] yes the land of the creek is [Music] you know a personal comes off the train you know it's new to the place you know may feel you know this feeling for the whole community but there's a totally different feeling if a person gets off the train and is in the community of moose me itself and when you sail on the reserve you know there's two different feelings they're all together you know although uh you know on the other side of the bridge mostly is a you know on the south side of the bridge it's all Indians are you know I guess you could say it's you know set up like a reserve D in the water [Music] I'm gonna try to catch fish [Music] [Music] foreign [Music] foreign [Music] [Music] chicken um [Music] [Music] [Music] I go back oh let's go back when I was wake up in the I always wake up in two days standards I go back to my people how there were many many thousands of years ago before the white man I was here I've been there you go to a power man that takes you back many thousands of years it's really spiritual it's really within your soul eating people know how it was for many thousands of years ago because that's what the music is all about the Indian music the drummers the powers or any individual singer an Indian who writes songs all the Indian people understand what are in those songs they may be in a city not only on a reserve and they'll understand it because it's a part of them even before they're gone [Music] foreign [Music] [Music] [Music]
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