La Couronne cherche-t-elle à nous faire la guerre?
Long métrage documentaire sur la petite communauté autochtone d'Esgenoopetitj, ou Burnt Church, au Nouveau-Brunswick, à qui le gouvernement canadien semble avoir déclaré la guerre à l’été 2000. Comment expliquer cette attaque? Pourquoi des officiers du gouvernement canadien ont-ils recours à un tel comportement envers des citoyens qui exercent un droit reconnu par le plus haut tribunal du pays?
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original musicFrancis Grandmont
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conceptionAlanis Obomsawin
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directionAlanis Obomsawin
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editingAlison Burns
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cameraPhilippe AmiguetYoan CartMichel La Veaux
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location soundRaymond MarcouxIsmaël Cordeiro
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musicianFrancis GrandmontNormand GuilbeaultEloi PainchaudNadine Turbide
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NoneSébastien CassouGeoffroy St-HilairePhilippe MartelWayne DedamBurdett VicaireWendell MetallicDanielle RaymondClaude DionneDany OuelletDaniel TrépanierPatrick Viegas
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sound editingAndré Chaput
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animation photographyMeilan Lam
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sound technicianBiagio Pagano
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subtitlesClaude Dionne
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voiceHubert GagnonYves Massicotte
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narrationAlanis Obomsawin
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drawingsSgoagani
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transcriptsTyson Phillips
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photographerPamela MitchellJean BartibogueTina Young
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researchAlanis Obomsawin
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animation cameraPierre Landry
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post-production coordinationClaude CardinalLinda Payette
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underwater imagesChris Harvey-Clark
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amateur video cameraChristian Peacemaker TeamsMark SimonGeronimo SomervilleAboriginal Rights CoalitionJudy LooClinton Sorbey
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music recordingGeoffrey MitchellSylvain Cajelais
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sound mixerSerge BoivinJean Paul Vialard
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titlesGaspard GaudreauLouise Overy
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on-line technicianDenis PilonDenis Gathelier
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digital to film transferGaspard Gaudreau
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administration assistantChristine Williams
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translatorWendell MetallicGkisedtanamook
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administrationMarie Tonto-DonatiNickie Merulla
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producerAlanis Obomsawin
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executive producerSally Bochner
Pre-teach the various disputes that have occurred between Indigenous peoples and the government historically, especially regarding land and fishing rights. A good companion film to this one is Incident at Restigouche, which explores similar confrontations with the law. Have students compare and contrast the similarities and differences between the two incidents. Discuss the government’s justification for their actions. After viewing both films, conduct a full discussion around Aboriginal rights.
