Part of the SAMAQAN: Water Stories series 1
North America's Indigenous people have always had a sacred relationship with water. This series shows their perspective on a most precious resource–a resource to be protected, not a commodity to be exploited.
Akwiten follows the rebirth of the birch bark canoe, inspired by the emergence of an ancient Maliseet canoe from a European collection. Kim and Wayne Brooks, of St Mary's First Nation in New Brunswick, are central figures here, with the launching of a replica of the 180-year-old Grandfather Akwiten canoe in the Wolostok River in 2009.
Titles included in this series:
Water Stories (24 minutes)
Remembering Celilo Falls, Parts 1 & 2 (48 minutes)
Haida Gwaii (24 minutes)
Akwesasne, Parts 1 & 2 (48 minutes)
Posonut: The Maliseet Basket (24 minutes)
Sacred Head Waters: Loveman Nole (24 minutes)
Fraser River, Parts 1 & 2 (48 minutes)
Tetzan Biny: The Disappearance of Fish Lake, Parts 1 & 2 (48 minutes)
For more information about the series or series producers visit http://www.urbanrez.ca or http://www.samaqan.ca/
