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Return of the Indian

Grant McLean

1955 11 min

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This short documentary from 1955 discusses the status of Indigenous populations in Canada and their struggles within Canadian society. The emphasis is on positive change.

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This short documentary from 1955 discusses the status of Indigenous populations in Canada and their struggles within Canadian society. The emphasis is on positive change.

See also

Indigenous Peoples in Canada (First Nations and Métis)

Social Issues

All subjects

Credits

• director
  Grant McLean
  
• script
  Grant McLean
  
• photography
  Grant McLean
  
• producer
  Nicholas Balla
  
• sound
  Clarke Daprato
  
• editing
  Douglas Tunstell
  
• sound editing
  Dino Di Campo
  
• narrator
  John Drainie
  
• music
  Robert Fleming
  

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