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Ojigkwanong : encounter with an Algonquin sage / the National Film Board of Canada presents ; a film by Lucie Ouimet ; produced by André Gladu ; researched, written and directed by Lucie Ouimet ; produced by the French Program of the National Film Board of Canada.
- Format:
- Video
- Series:
- Libres courts : collection des premières œuvres documentaires.
- Libres courts : collection des premières œuvres documentaires
- Language:
- English
- French
- Subjects (All):
- Commanda, William.
- Algonquin Indians--Biography.
- Algonquin Indians.
- Culture conflict--Canada.
- Culture conflict.
- Toleration.
- Canada.
- Genre:
- Biographical films.
- Documentary films.
- Nonfiction films.
- Biographies.
- Video recordings.
- Physical Description:
- 1 streaming video file (26 min.) : digital, sound, color.
- polychrome
- Place of Publication:
- [Montréal, Québec] : [Distributed by] National Film Board of Canada, [2018]
- Language Note:
- In French with English subtitles.
- System Details:
- System requirements: Firefox 4 and up; Safari 5.0 and up; Chrome version 21 and up; Internet Explorer 8 and up; Flash or HTML5 player.
- Mode of access: World Wide Web.
- video file
- Summary:
- William Commanda, whose Algonquin name is Ojigkwanong, was born on the Maniwaki reserve in Quebec in 1913. The story of his early life is a familiar one: the loss of Indigenous culture, numbing poverty and escape into alcohol. In 1961 Commanda, then chief of his reserve, was terminally ill. He had a vision that would transform his life and those of his people. Imagining a Circle of all Nations, his first gesture was to reconcile the Algonquins and Haudenosaunee. Since then, he has devoted himself to the reconciliation of peoples and cultures. The message of this old sage is universal: healing is the main priority and can only be achieved through forgiveness and tolerance. In this, he shares much with other remarkable individuals who managed to wash politics clean of resentment: Gandhi, Martin Luther King, the Dalai Lama and Nelson Mandela. Ojigkwanong - an encounter with a remarkable man.
- Participant:
- With the participation of William Commanda [and 5 others].
- Credits:
- Editing, Térésa de Luca ; director of photography, Carlos Ferrand ; original music, Alain Bellaïche.
- Notes:
- Title from title frames.
- Originally produced by: French Program of the National Film Board of Canada, ©2000; previously released in 2001.
- Description based on online resource; title from title frames (Docuseek2, viewed September 26, 2018).
- Publisher Number:
- nf-ojigkw Docuseek2
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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