Canyon war [videorecording (DVD)] : the untold story / a Wunderman Film in association with L'Etranger Film Productions Ltd.
"Filmed on location in the Fraser Canyon, British Columbia, Canada, the Canyon War sheds light on a shadowy chapter of Canadian history. Stories of villages in flames, bodies floating down river, and American militias killing and looting as desperate First Nations tries to hold back tens of thousands of rapacious gold seekers flooding into their land. This isn't America's Wild West - it is British Columbia in 1858." -- Container.
Record details
- Physical Description: 1 videodisc (47 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
- Publisher: Hope, B.C. : Wunderman Film Inc. : c2009.
Content descriptions
General Note: | "Research based on Dr. Daniel Marshall's Doctoral Dissertation, Claiming the land : Indians, goldseekers, and the rush to British Columbia", (UBC, 2000) |
Creation/Production Credits Note: | Director, Eva Wunderman ; producers, Kimberley Wakefield, Eva Wunderman ; writer, Don Hauka ; co-producer, Kevin Loring. |
Participant or Performer Note: | Hosts, Dr. Daniel Marshall, Kevin Loring. |
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Genre: | Historical reenactments (Motion pictures). |
Available copies
- 1 of 1 copy available at Camosun College Library.
Holds
- 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
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Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Circulation Modifier | Holdable? | Status | Due Date | Courses |
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Lansdowne Library | FC 3822.4 C36 2009 (Text) | 26040002959571 | Media | Volume hold | Available | - |
Summary:
"Filmed on location in the Fraser Canyon, British Columbia, Canada, the Canyon War sheds light on a shadowy chapter of Canadian history. Stories of villages in flames, bodies floating down river, and American militias killing and looting as desperate First Nations tries to hold back tens of thousands of rapacious gold seekers flooding into their land. This isn't America's Wild West - it is British Columbia in 1858." -- Container.