The Amendment (2007)

Name: The Amendment
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2007-12-27
Duration: 4 min

The Amendment (2007), directed by Kevin Papatie.

12/27/2007 BR Documentary 4m

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Synopsis

In the Kitcisakik community, the Algonquin language is dying out, just four generations after the federal government's assimilation policy came into effect. Since 2004, Wapikoni Mobile has been giving Indigenous youth the opportunity to speak out using video and music.

Kevin PapatieCinematography, Director, Writer
Patricia BergeronProducer

Trivia

It premiered on December 27, 2007, a Thursday.
Its original title is "L'Amendement".
It won 1 award(s) and received 0 nomination(s) on record at Wikidata — best indigenous language production award among them.
This film's quiz has 8 questions — enough to play more than once without repeats.

Production

StudiosONF | NFB
CountriesCanada
StatusReleased

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Awards

best indigenous language production award 2008

Filming locations

Kitcisakik

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Crew

Kevin Papatie Cinematography
Kevin Papatie Director
Patricia Bergeron Producer
Kevin Papatie Writer

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What is The Amendment about?

The Amendment: In the Kitcisakik community, the Algonquin language is dying out, just four generations after the federal government's assimilation policy came into effect. Since 2004, Wapikoni Mobile has been giving Indigenous youth the opportunity to speak out using video and music.

Who directed The Amendment?

The Amendment was directed by Kevin Papatie in 2007.

How long is The Amendment?

The Amendment runs for 4 minutes, or 0h04.

What awards did The Amendment win?

The Amendment has 1 recorded awards, among them best indigenous language production award.