Some Natives of Churchill

Some Natives of Churchill

1973 · 27 min · ★ 9.0 · Documentary

This short documentary zooms in on Churchill, Manitoba, on the western curve of Hudson Bay. The town boomed for a while after it became the railhead seaport for the shipment of Prairie grain. It also changed the way of life of the Native Indian and Inuit population.

Directed by Cynthia Scott

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