Title: Cree hunters of Mistassini /
Authors: Documentary Educational Resources (Firm); National Film Board of Canada
Publisher: Documentary Educational Resources,
Year: 1974
Subjects: Bear traps.; Cree Indians Social life and customs; Cree women.; Hare hunting.; Spruce; Cree Indians Folklore; Anthropology Research; Cree Indians Music; Human ecology; Children; Cree philosophy.; James Bay Region Social life and customs.; Canada Civilization; Canada Rural conditions.; Canada Social conditions.
Abstract: In this beautiful documentary filmed in 1975, a National Film Board of Canada film crew documented three families sharing a single room log cabin, all Cree hunters from the Mistassini region of Canada. The film captures the lifestyle of one of the last traditional tribes in Canada. Throughout their history, the Cree tribe have gone to the bush of the James Bay and Ungava Bay area to hunt. We follow the building of the winter camp, the curing of hides, the making of a bear trap and a canoe paddle, and the hunting of beaver.