Down North

Down North

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Status

Released

Release Date

Jan 1, 1958

Runtime

0h 29m

Genres

Drama

Original Title

Down North

Production Companies

ONF | NFB

Director

Hector Lemieux

Description

A report on sub-Arctic developments in the 1.3 million square km District of Mackenzie. In communities such as Hay River, Yellowknife and Port Radium modern technology and methods of winter transport opened up new possibilities in mining, lumbering, and other industries, and new opportunities for the Inuit and Indian populations.