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Ojigkwanong [DVD] encounter with an Algonquin sage
Xwi7xwa Library, University of British Columbia

Video
Contributors
Ouimet, Lucie; Gladu, André; National Film Board of Canada.
Description
"William Commanda, whose Algonquin name is Ojigkwanong, was born on the Maniwaki reserve in Quebec in 1913. The story of his early life is one of numbing poverty, the loss of Native culture, and escape into alcohol. In 1961, while terminally ill, Commanda had a vision of a Circle of Nations. His first gesture was to reconcile the Algonquins and Iroquois. Since then he has devoted himself to the reconciliation of peoples and cultures."

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Alternate Title(s)
Encounter with an Algonquin sage
Holding Library
Xwi7xwa Library, University of British Columbia
Statement of Responsibility
directed by Lucie Ouimet.
Publication Information
[Montréal] : National Film Board of Canada
Physical Description
1 videodisc (26 min) : sd., col. 12 cm.
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