Tikinagan

Directed by Gil Cardinal

59 minutes / Color
Release: 1991
Copyright: 1991

Part of AS LONG AS THE RIVERS FLOW series

Metis filmmaker Gil Cardinal's TIKINAGAN is a provocative account of the native child welfare system. Tikinagan, the Cree word for the cradleboards on which native parents once carried their babies, is the name of a revolutionary native run child care agency operating out of Sioux Lookout in northwestern Ontario. Tikinagan workers realize that the welfare of children on their reservations is in peril - gas sniffing and alcoholism are major problems -, but they must confront the residue of bitterness and distrust left by years of conflict with provincial child welfare agencies.

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Credits

Produced by James Cullingham & Peter Raymont

Select Accolades

  • Public Jury Award, 1991 Nyon Documentary Festival
  • Eagle Spirit Award, 1991 American Indian Film Festival

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