The Crying Fields

Name: The Crying Fields
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2019-07-15
Duration: 19 min

2019 EN 19 min

Overview

A deep dive into the history of the Canadian Government and the Department of National Defence leasing First Nations reserves as practice bombing ranges during World War I and World War II. This documentary follows the Enoch Cree Nation's process of developing it's land claim against the Canadian Government following the discovery of active landmines in the heart of the nation's cultural lands and golf course in 2014, almost 70 years later.

Release date

15/07/2019

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A discovery on a small reservation in Alberta reveals the truth behind a 70-year old lie that has changed the community and its people forever.

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Documentary

Status

Released

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Runtime

19 min

Budget

$40,000

Website

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Jared Morin

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Billy Morin

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Hayley Morin

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I live next door to the Enoch Reserve in Alberta, and so I was stunned that I had never heard about what happened on this reservation just decades ago. Well done short documentary with a fascinating story to tell.

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