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Part 3 of 3: Feasting the Film!

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Then it was time for the feast. Caribou, fish and all the accoutrements. A delicious meal. Thanks to Stella Pien for all the arrangements she made. A few short talks: community-based Research Assistant Cheyenne Vachon; the Principal of Jimmy Sandy Memorial School, Joseph Whelan; then Celia and it was time to roll. About 70 people from the community gathered to watch – from elders to babies and everyone in between. While it played there was hardly a sound. Everybody was focused intently on the screen. For those who have spent time at feasts, that’s pretty unusual. My reward – at the end: everyone clapped. (DSC 3069) I figured at that moment, I must have done something right. Whatever comes next, the people who matter have given a kind of stamp of approval. Best comment of the night came later as we were putting the tables away. I asked a couple of the teenagers who were helping what they thought. One said, “It was okay.” The other said, with lots of enthusiasm, “It was MORE than okay.”

Friday 05.18.18
Posted by Celia Haig-Brown
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