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Le diabète : comme un cadeau

Ce long métrage documentaire suit le combat que mène le cinéaste ojibway Brion Whitford, diabétique avancé, pour recouvrer la santé. On le voit alors qu’il s'initie à la roue médicinale, une approche holistique issue de la compréhension autochtone des liens qui unissent entre elles les dimensions physique, mentale, émotionnelle et spirituelle de la vie.
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Ce long métrage documentaire suit le combat que mène le cinéaste ojibway Brion Whitford, diabétique avancé, pour recouvrer la santé. On le voit alors qu’il s'initie à la roue médicinale, une approche holistique issue de la compréhension autochtone des liens qui unissent entre elles les dimensions physique, mentale, émotionnelle et spirituelle de la vie.

Health and Medicine Indigenous Peoples in Canada (First Nations and Métis) All subjects
Indigenous Cinema
  • director
    O. Brion Whitford
    John Paskievich
  • producer
    Joe MacDonald
    John Paskievich
  • executive producer
    Michael Scott
    Graydon McCrea

Education

Ages 15 to 17
School subjects
Family Studies/Home Economics - Family Diversity and Challenges Indigenous Studies - Identity/Society
Ask students how it could be important to know their family history. Have students interview their eldest family member and create a timeline of that relative's life. After, have students use the information to write a poem or short story based on their family's lineage.
Le diabète : comme un cadeau
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