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Rendezvous Canada, 1606

Joan Henson

1988 29 min

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The dramatic story of two youths--one French and one Indigenous--who share a pivotal time in Canada's history: the first contact between European and First Nations peoples.

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The dramatic story of two youths--one French and one Indigenous--who share a pivotal time in Canada's history: the first contact between European and First Nations peoples.

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Indigenous Peoples in Canada (First Nations and Métis)

History - Canada - Pre-1867

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Credits

• director
  Joan Henson
  
• producer
  William Brind
  
• script
  Gloria Demers
  
• cinematography
  David De Volpi
  
• sound
  Jacques Drouin
  
  Ismaël Cordeiro
  
• editing
  Rita Roy
  
• sound editing
  André Galbrand
  
• re-recording
  Hans Peter Strobl
  
  Adrian Croll
  
• voice
  Kenneth Charlette
  
  Phil Comeau
  
• narrator
  Dori Elliott
  
• music
  Chris Crilly
  
• cast
  James Antone
  
  Gérald Cormier
  
  Jean-Douglas Comeau
  
  Joyce Hill
  
  Richard McEwen
  
  Wayne Melançon
  
  Emily Nicholas
  
  Jason Nicholas
  
  Robert Spence
  

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