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The Federal Court HearingAlanis Obomsawin 2012 19 minAmid a severe housing crisis that made international headlines in 2011, the federal government imposed third-party management on the Attawapiskat First Nation. In response, the First Nation’s leadership filed a challenge in federal court, claiming the appointment was unreasonable, contrary to law and harmful to community members. Alanis Obomsawin documents the remarkable judicial review that ensued in April 2012 in this companion work to her feature documentary The People of the Kattawapiskak River. -
The Pearson BuildingRosemarie Shapley 1977 15 minBoth humorous and informative, the film gives us a brief history of the Department of External Affairs, explains how it is organized and how it functions, and takes us through the prestigious building named after the Canadian who won the Nobel Prize for peace.
