The Ballad of Crowfoot
Posted by nefolk on 2010.10.29 at 02:24Chief Crowfoot (1830-1890)
The Ballad of Crowfoot by Willie Dunn (1968)
This short film examines the situation of Aboriginal people in North America through the figure of Crowfoot, the legendary 19th-century Blackfoot leader of the Plains. A rapid montage of archival photos, etchings and contemporary newspaper clippings is married to the words and music of an impassioned ballad written by Micmac singer and songwriter Willie Dunn.