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Today Is a Good Day: Remembering Chief Dan George

Directed by Loretta Todd
Canada, 1998 (documentary, 44 minutes, colour / black and white, English)
Also known as "Remembering Chief Dan George"

Film Description:
"Combines family stories, interviews with fellow actors, film clips and recreations to tell the life story of Chief Dan George. Dockworker, chief, musician and actor, it was his performance as Old Lodgeskins in the 1970 movie Little Big Man, that made him famous, and changed the Hollywood image of the Indian. He left, as his son Bob says, a legacy of hope and respect."
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Film Credits (partial):
Written by: Loretta Todd
Produced by: Loretta Todd
Narrator: Gordon Tootoosis
Cinematography: Allen Laurence
Film Editing: Russell Wallace
Production Company: Eagle Eye Films, Nimpkish Winds Productions Ltd., Force Four Productions, Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
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