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Walking is Medicine

Directed by Alanis Obomsawin
Canada, 2017 (documentary, 5 minutes, colour, English)
Also known as "La marche nous guérira"
Walking is Medicine
Image: © National Film Board of Canada
Video (National Film Board of Canada)
Video (National Film Board of Canada) [French]

Film Description:
"Walking is Medicine is the story of the Nishiyuu walkers, six young Cree men who decided to trek 1600 km from Whapmagoostui, Quebec, to Ottawa, in the spirit of their ancestors, whose traditions were to travel long distances in the winter because the rivers and lakes are frozen. This was an effort to meet with so many different nations from across the country and to be part of a new beginning."
-- National Film Board of Canada (source)

Film Credits (partial):
Written by: Alanis Obomsawin
Produced by: Alanis Obomsawin, Annette Clarke
Narrator: Alanis Obomsawin
Film Editing: Alison Burns
Music: Alain Auger
Production Company: Office national du film du Canada / National Film Board of Canada
(sources)

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