There, their traditional hunting and gathering life-style was replaced with the monetary economy of the rest of Canada. Unfortunately, there were no jobs to be had in Davis Inlet. With their culture unraveling and the voices of the spirit shaman shouted down by the local Catholic missionaries, the people of Davis Inlet turned to alcohol and lives full of abuse. But, for the younger generation, nothing has changed. Their lives revolve around alcohol, drugs and sniffing gas.
Suicide is a common occurrence.
Using a combination of archival footage, narration, and the personal reminiscences and stories of the people at Davis Inlet, this video paints a bleak picture of a way of life that has been altered and a people who are culturally dispossessed and wandering lost. It is too easy to lose the substance of the narration because of the constant switch of people being interviewed and the constant switch from English to Innu. The subject matter is unrelievedly bleak, the loss of an entire culture and the failure of community. While a valid and valuable lesson can be learned from this video, most high school students would not have the patience to find it. Recommended With Reservations.