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Xwi7xwa Library, University of British Columbia

2008
Video
Contributors
Wolowic, Jennifer.; Cooper, Victor.; Corbett, Nathan.; Friendship House Association of Prince Rupert. Planet Youth.; Friendship House Association of Prince Rupert. Street Spirit.; University of British Columbia. Enthographic Film Unit.; Documentary Educational Resources (Firm).; McNabb Connolly (Firm).
Description
"Revolving around a teen drop-in center called Planet Youth, the film explores the pain of stereotypes, the importance of peer support, and the ambivalence towards identity experience by a group of First Nations teens in Prince Rupert, British Columbia."

Subjects

Friendship House Association of Prince Rupert. Planet Youth.

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Holding Library
Xwi7xwa Library, University of British Columbia
Statement of Responsibility
a film by Jennifer Wolowic ; in collaboration with Planet Youth and Street Spirit of the Friendship House, Prince Rupert, BC ; produced by the University of British Columbia's Enthographic Film Unit.
Physical Description
1 videodisc (34 min., 4 sec.) : sd., col. with b&w sequences 4 3/4 in.
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