CinemaOSMovie · 1972 · 0h 7m

Who Were the Ones?

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This short film was created by a group of Indigenous filmmakers at the NFB in 1972 and is essentially a song by Willie Dunn sung by Bob Charlie and illustrated by John Fadden: "Who were the ones who bid you welcome and took you by the hand, inviting you here by our campfires, as brothers we might stand?" The song expresses bitter memories of the past, of trust repaid by treachery, and of friendship debased by exploitation upon the arrival of European colonists.

Directed byMichael Kanentakeron Mitchell

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Status
Released
Runtime
0h 7m
Language
EN
Released
January 1, 1972
Studios
ONF | NFB

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Creative team
Directed by
Michael Kanentakeron Mitchell
Produced by
Denis Gillson

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