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Elijah

Elijah

DVD 2009

Filmmakers Paul Unwin and Lisa Meeches team to direct this upbeat biopic of Manitoba politician Elijah Harper, who became the voice of the Canadian people for his bold stance against the Meech Lake Accord and then "Progressive" conservative government back in 1990. A soft-spoken statesman and one of the first aboriginal politicians to emerge in Canadian government, Northern Manitoba native Harper endured constant racism and criticism as he stood...

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Cabinet officers Manitoba Drama
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Harper, Elijah, 1949-2013 Drama
Indigenous peoples North America Government relations Drama
Indigenous peoples North America Racial discrimination Drama
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Description:
1 videodisc (approximately 88 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in
polychrome
digital
optical
mixed
video file
DVD video
Target Audience Note:
CHVR: PG
Notes:
Originally broadcast on CTV in 2007
A film by Paul Unwin ; written by Blake Corbet
Billy Merasty, Gary Farmer, Lorne Cardinal, Maury Chaykin, Glen Gould, and Gabrielle Miller
DVD
English audio
Control Number:
1526445
UPC:
629159040417
Other Authors:
Cardinal, Lorne
Chaykin, Maury
Farmer, Gary, 1953-
Gould, Glen
Harper, Elijah, 1949-2013
Merasty, Billy
Métropole Films Distribution
Mongrel Media
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