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To Wake Up the Nakota Language

Louise BigEagle
2017 | 6 min 17 s

Selections and Awards

  • Official SelectionDOXA Documentary Film Festival 2018


Long Synopsis


Production Notes


Doc Lab Saskatchewan

Clip


Interview with Louise BigEagle


Images

Taryn Snell
Photo: Taryn Snell

Taryn Snell
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Louise BigEagle, Filmmaker.
Taryn Snell
Photo: Taryn Snell

Louise BigEagle, Filmmaker.
Taryn Snell
Photo: Taryn Snell

Taryn Snell
Photo: Taryn Snell

Taryn Snell
Photo: Taryn Snell

Taryn Snell
Photo: Taryn Snell

Taryn Snell
Photo: Taryn Snell

Taryn Snell
Photo: Taryn Snell

Taryn Snell
Photo: Taryn Snell

Taryn Snell
Photo: Taryn Snell

Taryn Snell
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Doc Lab Saskatchewan Filmmakers: Kristin Catherwood, Eric Thiessen, Louise BigEagle.

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Team


Louise BigEagle
Director


Photo
Photo : Taryn Snell




Robin Schlaht
Mentoring Director


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Photo : Taryn Snell




Jon Montes
Producer


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Photo : Taryn Snell



Credits

Written and Directed by
Louise BigEagle

Director of photography
aAron Munson

Editor
Trevor Aikman

Sound designer
Cary Ciesielski

Mentoring director
Robin Schlaht

Sound recordist
David Roman

Stills photographer
Taryn Snell

Nakota translation
Armand McArthur

Assistant editor
Logan Vanghel

Technical coordination
Luc Binette
Candice Desormeaux

Technical support – editing
Isabelle Painchaud
Patrick Trahan

Titles
Mélanie Bouchard

Online editing
Serge Verreault

Recording & re-recording
Geoffrey Mitchell

Special thanks
Armand McArthur

Thanks
Pheasant Rump First Nations Reserve
Vincent Collette

Erin Dean
Tobi Lampard
Greg Magirescu
Beverly McArthur
Gordon Pepper
Michelle Van Beusekom

Nakota class members
Joan McArthur
Peter McArthur
Robert McArthur
Vida McArthur
Juanita McArthur-BigEagle
Leslie Wilson

Legal counsel
Christian Pitchen

Centre operations manager
Darin Clausen

Administrator
Bree Beach

Production coordinator
Faye Yoneda

Production supervisor
Esther Viragh

Marketing manager
Leslie Stafford

Publicist
Katja De Bock

Associate producer
Dara Jade Moats

Producer
Jon Montes

Executive producer
David Christensen



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