The Wasauksing Swing Bridge - A Century of Broken Promises: Living History Series
Catalogue Number: WSCH08
Producer: Warren Schlote
Producers: Schlote, Warren
Directors: Schlote, Warren
Producing Agencies: Warren Schlote
Subject: Canadian History, Canadian Social Studies, Documentary, Engineering, First Nations Studies, History, Indigenous Issues, Indigenous Peoples, Science, Social Sciences, Social Studies
Language: English
Grade Level: 9 - 12, Post Secondary, Adult
Country Of Origin: Canada
Copyright Year: 2024
Running Time: 10:09
Just outside the town of Parry Sound, Ontario, is Wasauksing First Nation. Its only land link to the rest of the country is a century-old, one-lane swing bridge. Like in Little Current, this bridge is falling apart. But unlike Manitoulin Island, far fewer people are sentimental about this one.
In this episode of Living History, we'll visit the former Rose Point swing bridge, hear why it was built, and elder and knowledge keeper Zahgausgai (John Rice), a former chief, tells us what it has meant for his community over several generations.
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