Willie Dunn Movies

  • 1969
    These Are My People...

    These Are My People...

    These Are My People...

    01969HD

    This documentary short is the first film made by an all-Aboriginal film crew, training under the NFB's Challenge for Change Program. It was shot at...

    These Are My People...
  • 1968
    The Ballad of Crowfoot

    The Ballad of Crowfoot

    The Ballad of Crowfoot

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    Released in 1968 and often referred to as Canada’s first music video, The Ballad of Crowfoot was directed by Willie Dunn, a...

    The Ballad of Crowfoot
  • 1972
    The Other Side of the Ledger: An Indian View of the Hudson's Bay Company

    The Other Side of the Ledger: An Indian View of the Hudson's Bay Company

    The Other Side of the Ledger: An Indian View of the Hudson's Bay Company

    01972HD

    The Hudson's Bay Company's 300th anniversary celebration was no occasion for joy among the people whose lives were tied to the trading stores. This...

    The Other Side of the Ledger: An Indian View of the Hudson's Bay Company
  • 1972
    Who Were the Ones?

    Who Were the Ones?

    Who Were the Ones?

    01972HD

    This short film was created by a group of Indigenous filmmakers at the NFB in 1972 and is essentially a song by Willie Dunn sung by Bob Charlie and...

    Who Were the Ones?
  • 1977
    Amisk

    Amisk

    Amisk

    71977HD

    A performing arts film by Alanis Obomsawin, it documents efforts to raise funds for the James Bay Cree and was made at a time when Cree territory was...

    Amisk
  • 1975
    Cold Journey

    Cold Journey

    Cold Journey

    01975HD

    In this feature drama, a Canadian Indigenous youth attempts to find a place for himself. He faces culture shock as the educational system teaches him...

    Cold Journey
  • 1998
    Honey Moccasin

    Honey Moccasin

    Honey Moccasin

    41998HD

    This all-Native production, by director Shelley Niro (Mohawk), is part of the Smoke Signals new wave of films that examine Native identity in the...

    Honey Moccasin