Heartbeat of a Nation (Excerpt #1: Learning to Make the Drum)

Name: Heartbeat of a Nation (Excerpt #1: Learning to Make the Drum)
Uploaded: 2022-02-21T18:20:39+00:00
Duration: 40 s
Channel: NFB/marketing
Description: Filmed in the small Northern Alberta community of Chipewyan Prairie Dene First Nation, Heartbeat of a Nation follows a father as he teaches his child how to craft a caribou drum. The drum was once a staple of the community, but many cultural practices, including the drum, were lost due to the introduction of residential schools and other forms colonization.

Filmed in the small Northern Alberta community of Chipewyan Prairie Dene First Nation, Heartbeat of a Nation follows a father as he teaches his child how to craft a caribou drum. The drum was once a staple of the community, but many cultural practices, including the drum, were lost due to the introduction of residential schools and other forms colonization.