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Augusta

Augusta

Jan 01, 1976 16m
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Synopsis

This short documentary is the portrait of an 88-year-old woman who lives alone in a log cabin without running water or electricity in the Williams Lake area of British Columbia. The daughter of a Shuswap chief, Augusta lost her Indian status as the result of a marriage to a white man. She recalls past times, but lives very much in the present. Self-sufficient, dedicated to her people, she spreads warmth wherever she moves, with her songs and her harmonica.

Title Augusta
Companies ONF | NFB
Countries Canada
Keywords poverty, portrait, woman director, indigenous peoples, elder, treaty rights, women

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