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Kevin Alec

1977 16 min
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In the mountainous country near Lillooet, British Columbia, eleven-year-old Kevin Alec of the Fountain Indian Reserve learns to make fishnets with his grandfather, and skin and tan hides with his aunt. He goes fishing with his grandmother and horseback riding with his brother. Life is full of wonderful things to do and to learn. Will Kevin eventually abandon his traditional way of life or will it be a source of continuing enrichment? This film is part of the Children of Canada series.

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In the mountainous country near Lillooet, British Columbia, eleven-year-old Kevin Alec of the Fountain Indian Reserve learns to make fishnets with his grandfather, and skin and tan hides with his aunt. He goes fishing with his grandmother and horseback riding with his brother. Life is full of wonderful things to do and to learn. Will Kevin eventually abandon his traditional way of life or will it be a source of continuing enrichment? This film is part of the Children of Canada series.

  • director
    Beverly Shaffer
  • producer
    Yuki Yoshida
  • executive producer
    Kathleen Shannon
  • photography
    Jan-Marie Martell
  • sound
    Lorna Rasmussen
  • editing
    Ginny Stikeman
  • sound editing
    Jackie Newell
  • re-recording
    Michel Descombes

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