History of Manawan - Part One
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Alanis Obomsawin
Description
Documents how a way of life has changed.
Duration: 20:34.
History of Manawan - Part 2.
Consists of an interview with Joe Sylvester where he gives an account of Indian medicine; legends concerning migration of Algonquin Indians; the role of elders; of the deterioration of reservation conditions following World War II; the religious significance of the number "four"; views on welfare and its role in disrupting traditional Indian values; and a legend about the origin of the drum.