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"Gaa Minigooyang/That Which Is Given to Us"

Gaa Minigooyang/That Which Is Given to Us
(2002, 58 min.) US
Director: Lorraine Norrgard
Associate producer: James Fortier (Métis/Ojibwe)
Narrator: Winona LaDuke (White Earth Ojibwe)
Waasa Inaabidaa/We Look in All Directions series
Produced by: WDSE-TV, Duluth

This episode from a documentary series on the Ojibwe of the upper Great Lakes focuses on tribal economic life, from traditional subsistence to the mixed boon of today's casino gambling enterprises. Interviews with elders, tribal leaders, and historians tell a heartening story of survival.

Image credit: Gaa Minigooyang/That Which Is Given to Us

James Fortier

Winona LaDuke

Lorraine Norrgard

2003 Native American Film and Video Festival - NY Premiere
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