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Subject(s): Arts, Canadian History, Canadian Social Studies, First Nations Studies, History, Indigenous Issues, Indigenous Peoples, Music, Social Sciences, Social Studies, Tech/Voc
Grade Level: 9 - 12, Post Secondary, Adult

In ‘Katutuat Teueikanat, The Man Who Makes Drums’, Benoit tells of a dream he had about a drum and a partridge which an elder interpreted as the ancestors giving him their blessing to make or play the teueikan.  We see Benoit making a teueikan (drum), and he shares his knowledge of the history and meaning of this sacred instrument which he gifts rather than sells.

Biography:

Benoit Thisselmagan was born in the Innu community of Maliotenam, near Sept-Îles, Quebec, on June 7, 1969. He now lives in Alma and works at the Indigenous Museum of Mashteuiatsh as a guide. He has a passion for making traditional objects and crafts. He creates teueikans (drums), snowshoes and curved knives.

Also available in French: Katutuat Teueikanat (Celui qui fabrique des tambours)

French narration with English subtitles.

Running Time: 4:45 Country of Origin: Canada

Producer: Wapikoni Mobile Copyright Date: 2019 Language: English

1. Katutuat Teueikanat (Celui qui fabrique des tambours): The Wapikoni Indigenous Filmmakers Collection  4:45
   In ‘Katutuat Teueikanat, The Man Who Makes Drums’, Benoit...
   In ‘Katutuat Teueikanat, The Man Who Makes Drums’, Benoit tells of a dream he had about a drum and a partridge which an elder interpreted as the ancestors giving him their blessing to make or play the teueikan. We see Benoit making a teueikan (drum), and he shares his knowledge of the history and meaning of this sacred instrument which he gifts rather than sells. Biography: Benoit Thisselmagan was born in the Innu community of Maliotenam, near Sept-Îles, Quebec, on June 7, 1969. He now lives in Alma and works at the Indigenous Museum of Mashteuiatsh as a guide. He has a passion for making traditional objects and crafts. He creates teueikans (drums), snowshoes and curved knives. Also available in French: Katutuat Teueikanat (Celui qui fabrique des tambours)