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Title: |
Ballad of Crowfoot (Home Video Use Only) |
Publishers: |
Willie Dunn |
| Subject: |
Biography, History |
Video Running Time: |
10:18 minutes |
Grade Level: |
Seven, Eight, Nine, Ten, Eleven, Twelve, College, University, Adult Education |
Publication Date: |
1968 |
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Video Description |
| Ballad of Crowfoot is the creation of Mi'kmaq folksinger Willie Dunn. One of the earliest music videos, Ballad of Crowfoot provides a history lesson about the Plains Nations in Canada during the 19th century. Told in a rapid montage of archival photographs, moving images and contemporary newspaper headlines, the lyrics focus on the Blackfoot (Siksika) leader, Crowfoot. The situation facing the Blackfoot Nation challenged the leader's abilities to protect his people. Loss of buffalo, lands, and the devastating effects of smallpox are detailed in images and music. Shot in black and white the haunting lyrics bring the desperate situation of Aboriginal Peoples of the past and present into focus. The current news headline makes the situation all too relevant. This is one of Dunn's finest and lasting contributions to Canadian Aboriginal history. |
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