Playing Lawrence Crowfoot, of the Blackfoot Nation, describes his experiences living on a northern Alberta reserve

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Lawrence Crowfoot, of the Blackfoot Nation, describes his experiences living on a northern Alberta reserve

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Contributed by Sebastian Harder

Length: 4 min 8 sec

Year of Production: 2008

Director:

Chris Arsenault

Producer:

Sebastian Harder

Lawrence Crowfoot, member of the Blackfoot Nation, describes his experiences living on a reserve in northern Alberta. He expresses his frustraion with the poverty on the reserve, which contrasts sharply with the incredible profits being made in the tar sands nearby.

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great insights

by Rosa Medicine Traveller

Thu, 05/27/2010 - 18:59

Hi Lawrence, not to sure if you remember me, i facilitated your team building workshops, got you all to make a paper plane? Seen you at the womans wellness conferance, just passing a Hi to you and well done on your info: Hope all is well for you. Thanks Rosa Medicine Traveller my e-mail is rmtraveller@shaw.ca