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This Riel Business

197427mNo ratings yet
  • Documentary

Overview

This documentary short is a cinematic recording of Tales from a Prairie Drifter, a stage comedy about the North-West Resistance during the opening of the Canadian West. Highlighting the roles of Louis Riel, the Resistance leader, prime minister Sir John A. Macdonald and General Middleton, who was sent to quell the uprising, the play defines the First nations and Métis cause more succinctly than many history books. Here, the play is performed by the Regina Globe Theatre before and Indigineous audience of First Nations and Métis, whose reactions are recorded.

Keywords

  • theater play
  • indigenous

Details

Status
Released
Release date
January 1, 1974
Original language
English
Spoken languages
English
Countries
Canada
Production
ONF,NFB
Director
Ian McLaren
Cinematography
Douglas Kiefer
Budget
Not recorded
Revenue
Not recorded
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