Who Were the Ones?

Synopsis

This short film was created by a group of Indigenous filmmakers at the NFB in 1972 and is essentially a song by Willie Dunn sung by Bob Charlie and illustrated by John Fadden: "Who were the ones who bid you welcome and took you by the hand, inviting you here by our campfires, as brothers we might stand?" The song expresses bitter memories of the past, of trust repaid by treachery, and of friendship debased by exploitation upon the arrival of European colonists.

Main Cast

Crew

Department	Role	Name
Production	Executive Producer	David Bairstow
	Producer	Denis Gillson
Sound	Music	Willie Dunn
Directing	Director	Michael Kanentakeron Mitchell
Editing	Editor	Dennis Sawyer F. Whitman Trecartin
Visual Effects	Animation	John Fadden
Department	Role	Name

Join the discussion