How people got fire [DVD] = Comment les humains ont obtenu le feu
Title
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How people got fire [DVD] = Comment les humains ont obtenu le feu
Summary
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How people got fire centres on Grandma Kay (based on elder Kitty Smith) and the connection she forges with the village children through the oral tradition of their culture. Twelve-year-old Tish is one of those children - an introspective, talented girl who feels particularly drawn to Grandma Kay's kitchen. Here, past and present blend, myth and reality meet, and the metaphor of fire infuses all in a location that lies at the heart of the community's spiritual and cultural memory.
Other Title
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Comment les humains ont obtenu le feu
Year Published
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2009
Physical Description
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1 videodisc (16 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 13 cm.
Note
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Based on an oral story by Kitty Smith entitled "How Indians got fire."
Subject
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Indigenous peoples -- North America -- Drama.
Genre
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Animated films.
Short films.
Added Author
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Janke, Daniel.
Eriksen, Svend-Erik.
Rose, Martin.
Auchter, Chris.
Hume, Mae.
Kushniruk, Jonnie-Lyn.
Smarch, Amy.
Smith, Austin.
Smith, Kitty. How Indians got fire.
Added Corporate Author
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National Film Board of Canada.
Summary
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How people got fire centres on Grandma Kay (based on elder Kitty Smith) and the connection she forges with the village children through the oral tradition of their culture. Twelve-year-old Tish is one of those children - an introspective, talented girl who feels particularly drawn to Grandma Kay's kitchen. Here, past and present blend, myth and reality meet, and the metaphor of fire infuses all in a location that lies at the heart of the community's spiritual and cultural memory.
UPC
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698193227825
Publisher
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[Montreal] : National Film Board of Canada, 2009.
| Library | Call Number | Type | Item Barcode | Status |
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| awâsis waciston | DVD HOW | DVD | 30161000100432 | Audio-Visual |