The Indian Film Crews of Challenge For Change: Representation and the State
Canadian Journal of Film Studies, Fall 2007, v. 16, no. 2, pp. 49-81
Starting in 1967, the National Film Board of Canada's Challenge for Change program engaged in social change for Aboriginal people. Its "dialogue films" contributed to a major political and cultural shift in relations between First Nations and Canada. Michelle Stewart explores the history of this program and the evolution of "direct cinema," looking at the two national Indian training crews (1968-70, 1971-73) and the films they produced.
Key words: Indian Film Crew, aboriginal cinema, documentary, NFB
ITEM 2007.156 – available for viewing in the Research Centre
Videos, Artworks and Artists Cited
Who Were the Ones – Willie Dunn
Ballad of Crowfoot – Willie Dunn
Travelling College – Ernie Benedict
You Are On Indian Land – Mort Ransen
Cree Hunters of Mistassini – Boyce Richardson; Tony Ianzelo
Our Land Is Our Life – Boyce Richardson; Tony Ianzelo