Format: DVD, Approximately 100 minutes Grade Level: All Ages

Showcasing and celebrating the Métis communities of Crescent Lake and Île-à-la Crosse, the Gabriel Dumont Institute produced the Métis Communities Series. This DVD contains the previously released VHS documentaries The Story of the Crescent Lake Métis: Our Life on the Road Allowance and Kitaskinaw I pi Kiskinohamakoya: The Land Gives Us Our Knowledge.

The Story of the Crescent Lake Métis: Our Life on the Road Allowance

Narrators: Leah Dorion, Harriet Oaks

This documentary tells the story of the Crescent Lake road allowance community from the perspective of its Elders. This is a remarkable story about Métis land dispossession, relocation, and survival.

Kitaskinaw I pi Kiskinohamakoya: The Land Gives Us Our Knowledge

Narrators: Cheryl Troupe and Wayne Morin

For over 230 years, Île-à-la Crosse, Saskatchewan has been a vibrant Métis community with strong ties to the land and the fur trade. Elders stress their respect for the land, and share with us their knowledge, stories, history, and their community’s culture.