VIDEO: Cree Hunters of Mitassini

[mrostov]

This is very interesting video by the National Film Board of Canada from 1974 that follows three Cree families in the wilderness of northern Quebec, Canada (a wilderness area about the size of Western Europe) that live and work together over a winter's hunting and trapping season. Even in modern times, the Cree still try and maintain the hunter and trapper lifestyle. They use a mix of the old ways plus new technology when it suits them.

Unfortunately, their video cannot be directly shown on the forum, so you have to go to the NFB's website to watch it. It's about an hour long.

https://www.nfb.ca/film/cree_hunters

Today, the Cree publish "The Cree Hunter and Trapper Magazine" which you can download issues of for free in PDF format.

http://www.chtisb.ca/publications-en/the-cree-hunter-and-trapper-magazine/

 

[Dave]

Yes, its a very good video, I think most of us watch it periodically.

 

[mrostov]

That's cool, didn't know if anyone knew about it. Did a search of the forum and didn't see it mentioned.

 

[CLEM]

Thanks for posting that, much appreciated

 

[Shewie]

That's cool, didn't know if anyone knew about it. Did a search of the forum and didn't see it mentioned.

You might have missed an "s" out in your search, some previous discussion here ..

http://www.bushcraftuk.com/forum/showthread.php?t=37662&highlight=mistassini

 

[Gooner]

Nice one thanks for the links looks interesting, good find

 

[mrostov]

Aside from the lessons they show for living off of the land, really, the most impressive thing they did was have three separate families live in close proximity to each other in a single, one room dwelling for weeks on end and there were no serious fights.

My observation is that ability for multiple families to closely cohabit in such a manner was the result of their culture, and unlike everything else they did, probably is not something that those outside their culture can easily emulate.

 

[Fraxinus]

I've not seen this before so thanks for the heads up, I found it very interesting.

Rob.