This short impressionist documentary looks at the creation of a Button Blanket by integrating the performance of a traditional dance with the art of the West Coast Heiltsuk Nation.
Vistas is a series of 13 short films on nationhood from 13 Indigenous filmmakers from Halifax to Vancouver. It was a collaborative project between the NFB and APTN to bring Indigenous perspectives and stories to an international audience.Pedagogical evaluations and study guides are only available to CAMPUS subscribers.
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Vistas: Button Blanket, Zoe L. Hopkins & Dora Hopkins, provided by the National Film Board of Canada