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Major themes covered: Indians trapper interacts with nature and Hudson’s Bay Company in Northern Canada
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Individuals? Named?
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Audible? silent
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Named locations: Jennings, close to Teslin Lake, British Columbia, Canada
Major themes covered: reliance of Cree trapper on his dogs for hunting success and for survival. The dogs are important to the Cree Indians because they are perfect for traveling in the deep forests and carrying necessities and furs. They can also help hunting and gaming. The furs and skins snared from the trap lines are important for economic goods and family use.
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Establishing shot: Map of Canada, "Brochet"
Named locations: Manitoba, Northern Canada, Brochet Post (Hudson's Bay Company)
Major themes covered: Canadian Indians survive by hunting caribou in Northern Manitoba
Native activities shown: Church-going, dogsledding, trapping, hunting, daily life.
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Major themes covered: native American Indians traveling on canoe through scenic wilderness in Canada
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Audible? silent
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Establishing shot: view of the plains, only scrub brush insight
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Major themes covered: Indian boy must learn the survival and social skills that will sustain him as an adult in Indian society before the white man came
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Individuals? Named? Red Cloud, Bold Buffalo
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Named locations: Etah, North Greenland (78' 20" North latitude), Sunrise Point, Borah
Major themes covered: Eskimo hunters in kayaks search for walrus: footage from Teens or Twenties; narration added in the early 1930s as a travel-talk.
Native activities shown: Walrus-hunting in traditional manner.
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Native language spoken:none; English voiceover
Noteworthy elements: "Note the intelligence of the Eskimo people."