A Tent on Mars
Three decades after the shuttering of the mining town of Schefferville, the Innu people, who moved in after the non-natives abandoned the town, are facing a new challenge: the iron mines are about to be reopened. Land, identity and legitimacy are central to the dialogue between peoples locked in parallel struggles, the Québécois and the First Nations.
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A Tent on Mars
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Status
Released
Release Date
Feb 1, 2009
Runtime
1h 0m
Genres
Documentary
User Score
70%
Original Title
Une tente sur Mars
Production Companies
Productions Thalie
Director
Martin Bureau
Description
Three decades after the shuttering of the mining town of Schefferville, the Innu people, who moved in after the non-natives abandoned the town, are facing a new challenge: the iron mines are about to be reopened. Land, identity and legitimacy are central to the dialogue between peoples locked in parallel struggles, the Québécois and the First Nations.
