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• Title:Niigaanibatowaad = FrontRunners : a play in two acts / a Laksakla Productions, Laura Robinson and Buffalo Gal Pictures production ; director, Lori Lewis ; writer, Laura Robinson ; producers, Laura Robinson, Lori Lewis, Liz Jarvis.
  
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• Variant Title:FrontRunners : a play in two acts
  
• Other Contributors/Collections:Robinson, Laura.
  Lewis, Lori.
  Jarvis, Liz.
  Xwi7xwa Collection
  Laksakla Productions.
  Buffalo Gal Pictures (Firm)
  National Film Board of Canada.
  
• Published/Created:[Montreal] : National Film Board of Canada, ©[2008].
  

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  • Location:XWI7XWA LIBRARY audio-visual Where is this?
    
  • Call Number:No call number available 
  • Order Information:1 Copy Received as of 01-05-2009
    
  • Number of Items:1
    
  • Status:Available
    

   
• Library of Congress Subjects:Pan American Games (5th : 1967 : Winnipeg, Man.)
  Discrimination in sports--Canada.
  Off-reservation boarding schools.
  Indian athletes.
  Runners (Sports)--Canada.
  
• Edition:Widescreen format.
  
• Description:1 videodisc (48 min.) : sd., col. with b&w sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
  
• Terms governing use:Restrictions: Site license - UBC faculty, staff & students only.
  
• Credits:Director of photography, Don Lowe ; Editor, John Gurdebeke ; Music, James Creasey ;
  
• Cast:Cast: Ron Desmoulins, Thomas ; Derek, Jr. George, Michael ; Lori Lewis, Adult Rose ; Darren M. Felbel, Principal ; Mary Black, Young Rose ; Patrick Bruyère, Mishnomis ; Payton Whitehead, Grandchild ; Ryan McNally, Race Announcer ; Charles Nelson, Drummer ; Jeremiah Spence. Other Runner.
  
• 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.
  
• Notes:DVD-R.
  "Based on the play FrontRunners by Laura Robinson."
  Originally produced in 2007.
  DVD video.
  In English and Ojibway with English subtitles.