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L'il'wata
Xwi7xwa Library, University of British Columbia

Video > Documentary
Contributors
Obomsawin, Alanis
Description
"Obomsawin invited the members of the L'il'wat First Nation to tell their own stories. The result is this fresh and multi-faceted portrait of a culture with first person accounts of residential school life, ancestral puberty rites, and traditional economic practices."

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Holding Library
Xwi7xwa Library, University of British Columbia
Statement of Responsibility
directed and produced by Alanis Obomsawin.
Publication Information
Montreal : NFB
Physical Description
1 videodisc (57 min.) : sd., col. 4 3/4 in. +
Notes
Originally produced in 2009.;Original educational media kit available under the title "L'ílawat", currently located in Xwi7xwa special collections.
Contents
1. Puberty - part one -- 2. Puberty - part two -- 3. Basket -- 4. Mount Currie summer camp -- 5. Xúsum -- 6. Salmon -- 7. Farming.
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