SAMAQAN: Water Stories (Series 2 x 7 parts)
SAMAQAN: Water Stories [Series 2 Ooligan]
(2011, 22 minutes x 7 episodes)
In British Columbia, water has always provided an essential source of food for Indigenous people. Ooligan is a tiny fish also known as eulachon or candlefish. A traditional and staple source of food for Northwest Coast First Nations, this tiny fish is now threatened as a species. Once plentiful in over 30 river systems, the eulachon now returns to only three Canadian rivers and two in Alaska. Its loss can be tragic for the tribes that rely on the rich omega oils derived from rendering the fish. This documentary visits a grease camp in the Nass Valley and follows the Dirty Dozen as they render the fish oils for trade and consumption.
This documentary from SAMAQAN: Water Stories, Series 2, continues the exploration of water from the perspective of North America's Indigenous people. With a focus on Oil and Water, the programs examine dangers posed by the insatiable energy sector.
Directed by: Marianne Jones, Jeff Bear
Produced by: Marianne Jones, Kristy Assu, Jeff Bear
Titles included:
Khalalesla: Ground Zero in the Battle Against Enbridge Northern Gateway (22 minutes)
Khalalesla: The Wake of the Tankers (22 minutes)
Letter from Athabasca (22 minutes)
The Gulf Story, Part 1 (22 minutes)
The Gulf Story, Part 2 (22 minutes)
The Gulf Story, Part 3 (22 minutes)
Wild Rice (22 minutes)
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SAMAQAN S2E14 Khalalesla: Ground Zero in the battle against Enbridge Northern Gateway
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Season 2 Episode14
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SAMAQAN S2E15 Khalalesla: The Wake of the Tankers
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Season 2 Episode 15
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SAMAQAN S2E16 Letter from Athabasca
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Season 2 Episode16
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SAMAQAN S2E17 The Gulf Story Part 1
SAMAQAN Water Stories (series 2) : The Gulf Story, Part1
It looks at what happened on that day of April 20, 2010 with the BP oil disaster in the Gulf of Mexico. How did it affect the fishing industry and who has suffered the most? This in-depth view of the oil spill's impact on Native Americans ...
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SAMAQAN S2E18 The Gulf Story Part 2
SAMAQAN Water Stories (series 2) : The Gulf Story, Part2
Derek Billiot is a Houma Native American and self-described "swamp man" who grew up on these waters and knows them like the back of his hand. During the first few days of the BP oil disaster in April 2010, he stood by, listened and watched...
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SAMAQAN S2E19 The Gulf Story Part 3
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Season 2 Episode 19
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SAMAQAN S2E20 Wild Rice
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Season 2 Episode 20
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SAMAQAN S2E21 Ooligan
SAMAQAN: Water Stories
Season 2 Episode 21
Ooligan