Who Were the Ones? (1972)
7m
Running Time
January 1, 1972Release Date
Plot.
This short film was created by a group of Indigenous filmmakers at the NFB in 1972 and is essentially a song by Willie Dunn sung by Bob Charlie and illustrated by John Fadden: "Who were the ones who bid you welcome and took you by the hand, inviting you here by our campfires, as brothers we might stand?" The song expresses bitter memories of the past, of trust repaid by treachery, and of friendship debased by exploitation upon the arrival of European colonists.
Where to Watch.

Currently Who Were the Ones? is available for streaming online, rent, buy or watch for free on: NFB
Streaming in:π¨π¦ Canada
Cast & Crew.

Michael Kanentakeron Mitchell
Director

Denis Gillson
Producer

F. Whitman Trecartin
Editor

David Bairstow
Executive Producer

John Fadden
Animation

Dennis Sawyer
Editor

Willie Dunn
Music
Details.
This Movie Is About.
folk music
cultural conflict