Aboriginal History, vol. 10, no. 1, 1986, pp. 47-58
Description
Presents comments from two Spanish officers on the state of relations between the Aboriginal people and the English settlers including excerpts from their reports and documents.
Through the eyes of a young Ojibwe woman this film illustrates one down side of contact between cultures, the introduction of small pox and its dire impact on Native Americans.
Duration:57:00.
Tells the story of a Métis woman who appears to be quite happy and content in her common-law marriage to a Hudson's Bay Company clerk until he deserts her because of her background and company policy.
Duration: 57:01