Credits

Credits
For all our Elders, Past, Present & Future

Producers
Chantelle A.M. Richmond, Ph.D.
James M. Fortier

Director & Editor
James M. Fortier

Narrator
Wab Kinew

Music Score
Jason Chapman

Videographers
Jason Hunter
Henry Beardy
Joshua Tobias
Nathan Wright

Additional Cinematography
James M. Fortier

Batchewana First Nation Elders
Murray Sayers
Hilda Syrette
Clifford Waboose
Irene Stevens
Sara & Mike Neveau
Special Thanks to Chief Dean Sayers

Pic River First Nation Elders
Diane Michano Richmond
Duncan Michano Jr.
Ken Desmoulin
David Desmoulin
Colette Goodchild
Irene Moses
Mary Michano Lees
Arnold & Alvina Michano
Sharon Desmoulin
Jerald Desmoulin
Patricia Desmoulin
Special Thanks to Chief Roy Michano

Featuring
Harley Syrette
Samantha Boyer
Dayna lee Crosson
Raven Courchene
Shannon Courchene

Graduate Research Students
Joshua Tobias
Kassandra Kullmann
Amanda Lino

Research Project Team
Rob Stewart
Katie Big Canoe
Caroline Majeau
Michelle Saravia
Isaac Luginaah

 “Sweetheart Song” “Eagle Song” & “Strong Woman Song” Performed by
Mary Lou Smoke

Composer’s Assistant
Jonah Mamakeesic

Additional Traditional Songs Performed by
Diane Michano Richmond
Patricia Desmoulin
Ken Desmoulin
Sharon Desmoulin
Julie Desmoulin
Carol Desmoulin
Dave Desmoulin Jr.
Dustin Gagne
Raymond Moses
Clifford Waboose

Additional Music
“8^th Fire Reprise”
Written & Performed by Wayquay
From the Album “Tribal Grind”
©1997 Runningmouth Media
©1997 Global Beat ® Media Corporation
Courtesy Wayquay Scopetti

“Generation Hand Down”
Jerry Alfred and The Medicine Beat
Written by Jerry Alfred
Produced by Bob Hamilton
(c) 1998 Etsi Shon Productions/SOCAN
Courtesy Jerry Alfred and Caribou Records

Thank you Waquay & Jerry Alfred

Special Thanks (Chi Miigwetch)

Batchewana First Nation of Ojibways
Mary Coghill
Dean Bourassa
Tammy Boyer
Selina Daigle
Mike Hodgson
Gage Stevens-Hodgson
Thomas Ladouceur
Kim Lambert
Amaya Wooley-Larente
Mary Massicote
Patty Miron
Jamie Neveau
Annmerrie Roberts
Rick Robinson Perrault
Danny Sayers Jr.
Alex Syrette

The Ojibways of the Pic River First Nation
Dora Armstrong
Gloria Courchene
Rita Cross
Caroline Deschamps
Nancy Desmoulin
Mabel Desmoulin
Jean Desmoulin
Gordon Fisher
Ken Lees
Wes Luloff
Jamie Michano
Liz Michano
Shelly Michano
Joanne Michano
Myra Michano
Baily Michano
Cadence Michano – Moses
Robert Michano
Velma Pilon
Doris Robinson
Juanita Starr
Mable Starr
Cedar Tookenay
Marie Turgeon
Tori Tyance

Shawl Dancers
Shannon Courchene
Mackenzie Courchene

Archival Photo Research
Krista McCracken (The Shingwauk Residential Schools Center)
Cindy Smithers
Joshua Tobias
Chantal Gingras & Stan Johnson (Marathon District Museum)
Todd Fleet (Canadian Bushplane Heritage Centre)

Archival Photographs Courtesy of:
The Shingwauk Residential Schools Centre, Algoma University
The Archives of Ontario
The Canadian Museum of Civilization
Marathon District Museum
Canadian Bushplane Heritage Centre

Archival Film & Video Footage Courtesy of:
The Shingwauk Residential Schools Centre, Algoma University
“Chippewa Handicraft” “Wild Rice Harvest” “Sugar Bush” “The Moccasin” by
Monroe P. Killy, Minnesota Historical Society

“Living Treaties” Footage Courtesy of:
The Sault Tribe of Chippewa Indians

Map Graphics
Chuiqing Zeng
Donald Lafreniere

Location Sound
Henry Beardy

Additional Videography
Jason Burton
Eric Simard

Assistant Editors
Henry Beardy
Jason Hunter
Peter Siebenmorgen

Audio Post-Production
Jason Chapman
Ted Albalos

Ojibway Translations
Nancy Jones
Don Jones
Pam Belgarde
Diane Michano Richmond
Irene Moses

Funding Provided by

The Canadian Institutes of Health Research

The Indigenous Health research Development Program

A Turtle Island Productions Film
www.turtle-island.com

©2013 The University of Western Ontario