Salmon People

Westman, Tony, (film director.). Reljic, Shelah, (film producer.). Jones, Peter, (film producer.). National Film Board of Canada (Montreal), (film producer.).

Summary: The legendary relationship between the West Coast Indigenous Peoples and the salmon, once their staple food, is revealed in this film that contrasts ancient myth and modern reality. We see how Raven finds riches in the harvest of the salmon, only to lose everything through a thoughtless act against the Spirit of the Salmon. So too does modern man jeopardize his living from the sea by heedless action. Images of ancient spear-fishing and traditional smoke-houses contrast with images of today's operations of a seiner and a cooperative cannery.

Record details

Physical Description: 1 streaming video (24 min., 43 sec.) : sound
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Publisher: Montreal : National Film Board of Canada, 2015.
Copyright: ©1976

Content descriptions

General Note:	Also available:.Also available in a video compilation: <I>Native Indian Folklore</I>. Agency - English program:.English Program, Pacific Centre.
Restrictions on Access Note:	No restrictions.
Creation/Production Credits Note:	Director, Tony Westman ; photography, Tony Westman ; producer, Shelah Reljic ; executive producer, Peter Jones ; script, Brian Kit McLeod ; sound, Richard Patton ; editing, George Johnson ; animation, Howard Pedlar ; re-recording, Barry P. Jones ; music, Peter Bjerring, Jim Vallance.
Participant or Performer Note:	Cast, Frank Austin, Darlene Malczewska.
Date/Time and Place of an Event Note:	Recorded 1976.
System Details Note:	Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Source of Description Note:	Description based on online resource; title from title screen (National Film Board of Canada, viewed 2024-03-01).