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The Mushuau Innu: Surviving Canada

Jan 1, 2004 · 47m
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PLOT

They are an Indian people who have suffered for many years. They were forced to live in unimaginable squalor. Houses not much better than cardboard boxes. No running water, no sewage disposal. Human waste tossed into the streets where children played in it and dogs ate it. As their sense of worth disintegrated, they engaged in a process of self-destruction. 90% of the community became alcoholic. Many of their children sniffed gas. Many more suffered from chronic disease. Stripped of culture, meaning, and hope, they killed themselves at a rate among the world's highest. But their tragedies did not occur in a third world country. They happened in a country with a reputation as one of the world's best places to live-Canada. They are the Innu. For thousands of years they roamed strong and free.

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CAST

Don McCrae
Narrator (voice)
Chief Simeon Tshakapesh
Self
Directed by Ed Martin

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Released
Original language
EN
Budget
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Revenue
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Production
Best Boy Productions
Country
CA

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