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Niigaanibatowaad FrontRunners

Niigaanibatowaad FrontRunners

DVD 2008

Inspired by the stories of the Aboriginal torch runners for the 1967 Pan American Games, this film is about the segregation of the Aboriginal athletes and the despair and abuse suffered in the residential school system. It is a story of survival, hope, reconciliation and a dream for a new beginning.

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Explore Topics & Themes:
Discrimination in sports Canada
First Nations Residential schools
Indigenous athletes
Indigenous peoples Civil rights Canada
Pan American Games (5th : 1967 : Winnipeg, Man.)
Residential schools
Runners (Sports) Canada
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Description:
1 videodisc (48 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in
digital
optical
stereo
video file
DVD video
Target Audience Note:
CHVR: Not rated
Other Title:
FrontRunners [DVD]
Notes:
"Based on the play FrontRunners by Laura Robinson."
Originally produced in 2007
Canadiana
Licensed for public performance
DVD-R, multizone; widescreen, stereo
In English and Ojibway with English subtitles
Control Number:
903712
UPC:
698193213323
Other Authors:
Jarvis, Liz
Lewis, Lori
National Film Board of Canada
Robinson, Laura
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