First Journey, Fort William

198723 min 52 secFilm: Fiction

Réalisation: Joan Henson

Production: William BrindBarrie Howells

Scénarisation: Thomas LackeyGloria Demers

Set in 1815, this is the dramatic story of a child of the fur trade, son of a Native mother and a Scottish-Canadian fur trader. John Mackenzie's father is a wintering partner of the Montréal-based North West Company, which was for decades the wealthiest merchant enterprise in North America. To mark his entry into adulthood, twelve-year-old John is travelling for the first time to Fort William, the Company's lavish winter headquarters by Lake Superior. In following his journey, the film reveals the complex network of people--Scottish, French and Native Canadian--that made up fur-trading society and gave a unique flavor to the opening up of Canada's northwest. Meticulously recreated from historical records and shot on location at the restored Fort William, this is the second film in a series of Canadian historical re-enactments.

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Catégories de sujets


  • Enfants et Jeunes > Relations multiculturellesEnfants autochtones
  • Industrie et Commerce > Industrie de la fourrureOntario
  • Histoire - Canada - Pré-1867 > Commerce des fourruresOntarioRelations entre les Autochtones et les Européens
  • Peuples autochtones au Canada (Premières Nations et Métis) > Chasse, Commerce des fourrures et PiégeageHistoireVivre en milieu non autochtoneQuébec et Ontario
  • Diversité culturelle et Multiculturalisme > Perspectives historiquesRelations interculturelles et AutochtonesRelations interculturellesOntario

Générique


réalisateur
Joan Henson
producteur
William Brind
producteur exécutif
Barrie Howells
commentaire
Thomas Lackey
Gloria Demers
cinématographie
David De Volpi
son
Yves Gendron
Donald Cohen
montage
Judith Merritt
montage sonore
Jackie Newell
ré-enregistrement
Hans Peter Strobl
Adrian Croll
narrateur
Walter Massey
musique
Chris Crilly
interprète
James Hughes
Bobby Kitchkeesic
Cheryl Kylander
Denis Malette
Daniel McGoey