Plot Summary
Released in 1968 and often referred to as Canada’s first music video, The Ballad of Crowfoot 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 NFB. 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 IFC’s inaugural release, Crowfoot was the first Indigenous-directed film to be made at the NFB.
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Director & Crew
Willie Dunn
Director
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It has a TMDB rating of 6.8/10 based on 5 votes.
Who directed The Ballad of Crowfoot?
The Ballad of Crowfoot was directed by Willie Dunn and released in 1968.
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The Ballad of Crowfoot has a runtime of 0 hours and 10 minutes.
Movie Details
- Release Date
- 1968-01-01
- Status
- Released