Displaying 1 of 1 2008 Format: DVD, Videorecording, Projected Medium, Visual Materials Title: Niigaanibatowaad = Frontrunners / National Film Board of Canada ; produced with the participation of the Canadian Television Fund, Manitoba Film & Sound, in association with the Aboriginal Peoples Television Network and the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation ; written by Laura Robinson ; directed by Lori Lewis ; produced by Laura Robinson, Lori Lewis and Liz Jarvis. Publisher, Date: [Place of publication not identified] : National Film Board of Canada, [2008] ©2008 Description: 1 videodisc (47 minutes) : sound, color ; 12 cm digital optical surround Dolby Digital video file DVD video region 1 Summary: Inspired by the stories of the Aboriginal torch runners for the 1967 Pan American Games, this film is about the segregation of the Aboriginal athletes and the despair and abuse suffered in the residential school system. It is a story of survival, hope, reconciliation and a dream for a new beginning. Subjects: Pan American Games (5th : 1967 : Winnipeg, Man.) -- Drama Indigenous peoples -- Civil rights -- Canada -- Drama Discrimination in sports -- Canada -- Drama Indigenous peoples -- Canada -- Residential schools -- Drama Off-reservation boarding schools -- Drama Runners (Sports) -- Canada -- Drama DVD-Video discs Genre: Video recordings for the hearing impaired. Other Author: Robinson, Laura, producer, screenwriter Jarvis, Liz, producer Lewis, Lori, director, producer National Film Board of Canada Canadian Television Fund Manitoba Film & Sound (Organization) Aboriginal Peoples Television Network Canadian Broadcasting Corporation Other Title: Frontrunners Notes: DVD ; widescreen (16x9) ; Dolby Digital & Dolby 5.1 or 2.0 ; NTSC ; Region 1 encoding. English dialogue ; some sections in Ojibwe with English subtitles. Publisher or Distributor Number: 153C 0108 384 System Availability: 1 Current Holds: 0 # Local items: 1 Control Number: 1513174 Course Reserves: 0 # Local items in: 1 # System items in: 1 Place Request Add to My List Share Expand All | Collapse All Where is it? Map It Large Cover Image Librarian's View Displaying 1 of 1