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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
Grade Level: 9 - 12, Post Secondary, Adult

The James Bay Cree value the importance of their culture in an ever-changing world. Craftsmen are shown making snowshoes using birch, tamarack and poplar wood as well as caribou, bear, and moose hide and seal skin. They still use traditional techniques and the elders’ hands show how hard they have worked in their lives.

Biography:

Dinah Sam is an artist from the Cree community of Chisasibi in the James Bay region of Quebec. She is passionate about her Cree traditions and her art. She enjoys spending time at camp, hunting, fishing and being outdoors but also sowing and making things with hides and pelts.

Cree narration with English subtitles.

Also available in French: Les mains d'un aîné: La Collection des cinéastes autochtones Wapikoni

Running Time: 4:50 Country of Origin: Canada

Producer: Wapikoni Mobile Copyright Date: 2019 Language: English

1. The Hands of an Elder: The Wapikoni Indigenous Filmmakers Collection  4:50
   The James Bay Cree value the importance of their culture in an...
   The James Bay Cree value the importance of their culture in an ever-changing world. Craftsmen are shown making snowshoes using birch, tamarack and poplar wood as well as caribou, bear, and moose hide and seal skin. They still use traditional techniques and the elders’ hands show how hard they have worked in their lives. Biography: Dinah Sam is an artist from the Cree community of Chisasibi in the James Bay region of Quebec. She is passionate about her Cree traditions and her art. She enjoys spending time at camp, hunting, fishing and being outdoors but also sowing and making things with hides and pelts. Also available in French: Les mains d'un aîné: La Collection des cinéastes autochtones Wapikoni