Lighting the 7th Fire
A Chippewa prophecy foretells a time called the 7th Fire when lost traditions will be recovered. Native American filmmaker Sandra Sunrising Osawa examines how the Chippewa Indians of Northern Wisconsin have struggled to restore the centuries-old tradition of spearfishing — and the heated opposition they have encountered.
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Lighting the 7th Fire
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Status
Released
Release Date
Jul 4, 1995
Runtime
0h 48m
Genres
Documentary
Original Title
Lighting the 7th Fire
Production Companies
Upstream Productions
Director
Sandra Osawa
Description
A Chippewa prophecy foretells a time called the 7th Fire when lost traditions will be recovered. Native American filmmaker Sandra Sunrising Osawa examines how the Chippewa Indians of Northern Wisconsin have struggled to restore the centuries-old tradition of spearfishing — and the heated opposition they have encountered.