Grandmother
Encounter between an Innu grandmother and her granddaughter who is expecting a baby. Nukum, the grandmother, decides to pass on traditional values about birth to her granddaughter. They compare the methods of different American aboriginal nations: Innu, Mohawk, Guajira, Quechua, etc.
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Granddaughter
3:40 min - Encounter between a grandmother and her granddaughter. “I remember when you were little and you came into the bush with ... -
Importance of the Circle
5:01 min - “In the past, when we lived in tents, everyone gathered in a circle. Always in a circle. Everyone is equal ... -
Creation Story
2:42 min - Recounting of the tale about the woman who fell from the sky. This creation story comes from the Mohawks. -
Mohawks Girls' Initiation
10:20 min - Akwesasne Mohawk initiation ceremony to mark the passage from girlhood to womanhood -
Guajira Girls' Initiation Ceremony
5:05 min - In certain nations, like the Guajiras in Venezuela, the passage from girlhood to womanhood is very important. The entire community ... -
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Delivery and Medication
9:41 min - Each Nation has its own methods of delivery, and uses remedies from its immediate environment during birth. -
Delivery, Role of the Father
3:41 min - The man in Innu society was the provider, the hunter. He brought food home. Women stayed in the camp and ... -
Hospital Delivery
3:15 min - We all go to the hospital now. As soon as we have the slightest problem, we go see a doctor ... -
Methods of Delivery
8:39 min - “I’ve delivered breech babies and babies that presented by the feet. And they all survived. I’ve seen babies ... -
Midwife
3:35 min - Interview with two midwives working in the Mohawk community, Jennifer Stonier and Katsi Cook. -
Preparations for Delivery
6:11 min - Our Innu grandmothers never went to school. They possessed a great treasure, that of passing on values. They were always ... -
Unusual Delivery
8:19 min - A story about the grandmother’s second delivery. It was a girl, whom they called Michèle. -
Huron Newborn Ceremony
4:47 min - When a child is born, friends and relatives gather and the new arrival is introduced to them. -
Social Context
7:07 min - Michèle, the grandmother’s daughter, mentions the importance of passing on traditional values to her descendants, particularly values related to ... -
Breakdown in the Transmission of Values
1:36 min - Not going into the bush occasions a loss of the language and traditional way of life. However there is still ... -
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Breastfeeding
3:57 min - Breastfeeding can prevent pregnancy, but only under certain conditions: the baby must be fed breast milk only, 8 to 10 ... -
Relationship between Life and Death
6:08 min - Remark about birth, breastfeeding and dreams. The importance of dreams. -
Portrait of the Grandmother
3:37 min - Portrait of Evelyne, presentation to Laura of her grandmother. -
Evelyne in Montreal
4:52 min - Shortly after the residential school period, Evelyne goes to study in Montreal. -
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Transmission of Knowledge
3:43 min - Passing on traditional knowledge to young Innu and others is the goal Evelyne, our grandmother, has set for herself.