The Ballad of Crowfoot
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.
Year: 1968
Genre: Documentary, Music
Studio: ONF | NFB, Challenge for Change / Société Nouvelle
Director: Willie Dunn
Cast:
Crew: Willie Dunn (Writer), Barrie Howells (Producer), Willie Dunn (Music), Willie Dunn (Director)
Runtime: 10 minutes
Release: Jan 01, 1968
IMDb: 6.80/10 by 4 users
Popularity: 0
Country: Canada
Language: English
Budget: 0
Revenue: 0
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