NEW NATION IN THE WEST INDIES (4 films)

Duration: 30 min

Year Published: 1959

Creator: National Film Board of Canada

Format: 16mm

Color: B&W

Sound: Sound

Description: 1. BACKGROUND TO FEDERATION. Introduction to the recently formed Federation of the West Indies. Problems, hopes and aspiration of the ten Caribbean island units who have pooled their resources in a common future. LC card Fi A 58-743. 2. WEAKNESS INTO STRENGTH. Focuses on the people of the British West Indies — the multiracial groups whose origins are African, East African, Chinese, European, Amerindian — and shows their common effort to nurture their fledgling nation to success. LC card Fi A 58-746. 3. RICHES OF THE INDIES. Surveys the economic situation in the British West Indies in the year of federation. Visits various islands in the Caribbean and shows the development programs being carried out to stimulate industry and all forms of production. LC card Fi A 58-747. 4. RESPONSIBILITIES OF FREEDOM. An appraisal of the problems that face the people of the West Indies Federation as they take up the challenge of their new nationhood. Shows how the problems of over-population and a disparity of the ten member island units are being met. LC card Fi A 58-745.

Complete Record: Source: McGraw-Hill Interest level: jh-sh-c-ad Price: ea $100 Format: sd b&w

Metadata Source:Educational film guide. Supplements (1959-62)