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196-		 The Ballad of Crowfoot, often referred to as Canada's first music video, was directed by Willie Dunn, a Mi'kmaq/Scottish folk singer and activist who was part of the historic Indian Film Crew, the first all-Indigenous production unit at the National Film Board. The film is a powerful look at colonial betrayals, told through a striking montage of archival images and a ballad composed by Dunn himself, about the legendary 19th-century Siksika (Blackfoot) chief who negotiated Treaty 7 on behalf of the Blackfoot Confederacy. The Indian Film Crew's inaugural release, Crowfoot was the first Indigenous-directed film to be made at the NFB.

This film was made during American filmmaker George Stoney's two-year assignment with the National Film Board of Canada, serving as Executive Producer of the "Challenge for Change" project.

Some other films from this project were Cree Hunters of Mistassini and You Are on Indian Land.

  • Lyrics for The Ballad of Crowfoot.
  • To learn more listen to the podcast Why You Should Know the Indian Film Crew. (You can start at 20min40sec.)
    		• Native Americans; - Film; Willie Dunn; George Stoney
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