Who Were the Ones?
1972•7m•Released
DocumentaryAnimationMusic
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.
Director
Michael Kanentakeron Mitchell
Languages
English
Studio
ONF | NFB
Production
Company
ONF | NFB
Producer
Denis Gillson
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