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Azzel
1979
28 min
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This short documentary looks at Azzel, one of the Niger Department of National Education’s first schools for nomads. The film describes the traditional nomadic lifestyle of the Tuareg and the changes brought about by these government-run boarding schools.
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This short documentary looks at Azzel, one of the Niger Department of National Education’s first schools for nomads. The film describes the traditional nomadic lifestyle of the Tuareg and the changes brought about by these government-run boarding schools.
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directorGuy L. Coté
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producerPeter HollanderPeter McCawJ.-P. Olivier Fougères
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commentaryMarthe Blackburn
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photographyRoger Rochat
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soundYves Gendron
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sound editingGilles QuintalAlain Sauvé
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re-recordingHans Peter StroblAdrian Croll
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narratorOusseynou Diop
Ages 12 to 16
School subjects
Globalization and the advance of modernity have had a very different effect on children in Canada and children in Niger. The schoolhouse in the film is described as the “white man’s school, but the white man is gone.” What can we learn from this statement? The Tuareg children receive gardening training “in case they decide to settle down” and because one day their tribe may be a “dying breed.” What cultural dis/advantages would arise from giving up their nomadic lifestyle?