School in the bush

DVD 2006

Communicates Cree values and culture, and the Cree reverence for the land. A young Cree woman reflects on a unique experience: a school year spent not in a formal white school, but with her family during a traditional Cree winter in the bush. Shows this hunting culture's way of life, from the building of the winter camp and the divisions of labor to the celebratory feasts and rituals following a successful hunt. For the Cree, life and education a...

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