The James Bay Project: Documentary Proposal

More than 35 years on from their decision to sacrifice certain rights to their lands in exchange for a historic settlement of $225 million, we will visit the Northern Cree town of Chisasibi to uncover the realities of life in their new community.

CREW
Director: Max Bell
Director of Photography: Laurence McKenna
Producer: George Davenport
Local Producer: Kyle Buckley
Sound and Editor: Robert Searle
Executive Producer: Tracy Bass

To learn more about this film please visit:
http://www.thejamesbayproject.com

To learn more about the James Bay Hydro Electric Project and the James Bay and Northern Quebec Agreement, please visit:

http://archives.cbc.ca/society/native_issues/topics/94/

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Bay_Project

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Bay_and_Northern_Quebec_Agreement

Category:

Nonprofits & Activism

Tags:

• Grand
• Council
• Cree
• Northern
• Quebec
• James
• Bay
• Agreement
• Hydro
• Electric
• Project
• Chisasibi
• Goldsmiths
• College
• Max
• Bell
• Laurence
• McKenna
• Kyle
• Buckley
• George
• Daveport
• Robert
• Searle
• First
• Nations
• Canada
• Inuit

[ctguy591]

I think these hydro power dams are needed by the people of quebec including the cree and inuit indians, electricity does not grow on trees !!!!

[cottereyes]

fucking hydro quebec

[beefjerkyinmymouth]

I'd watch it

[saucepile]

I'm doing my masters thesis on the environmental impact of these projects, interesting stuff...

[Raised2Life]

Thanks for sharing. Would love to see the completed documentary. I'm currently writing a paper looking at governmental relations with the northern Québec Aboriginal population contrasted with Métis of the prairies.