Dab Iyiyuu: First Steps
(2003, 24 min.) CANADA
Director: Neil Diamond (Cree) and Philip Lewis
Dab Iyiyuu/Absolutely Cree series.
In English and Cree with English subtitles.

A Cree community in northern Ontario observes the traditional celebration of the "first steps" of its very young children. The documentary contains and enactment of a traditional Cree tale about a father's treachery and a mother's love, and the heroism of their son.

Image credit: Audience at Club Red Radio, 2000 Native American Film and Video Festival - photograph by Amalia Córdova, NMAI