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Les six saisons des attikameks

Les six saisons des attikameks (VOF)
Location
Main screening room
Date
June 18th, 2022
Duration
150 min
Cycle
With Terres en vues

We are partnering with the Society for the diffusion of Indigenous culture Terres en vues to present two major titles devoted to Indigenous culture: Mémoire battante (1983) by Arthur Lamothe in a new restoration supported by the Quebec Digital Cultural Plan, as well as Six saisons attikameks by Pierre Dinel (1983), preserved in our collections.

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Les six saisons des attikameks
Directed by
Pierre Dinel, Pierre Hivon
Language
French version
Origins
Quebec
Year
1983
Duration
150 min
Genre
Documentary
Format
16 mm
Synopsis

Presented in 6 episodes of 25 minutes, The Six Seasons of the Attikamek is a testimony of the traditional nomadic way of life. It gives an account of a knowledge and a technology still used today by the old generation of Attikameks, but which may disappear in a few years...

Les six saisons des attikameks

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  • Takwakin: when the leaves dry up because of the frost (the autumn).
  • Pitcipon: when the snow begins, new cold and snow (the pre-winter).
  • Pipon: snow and cold (winter).
  • Miroskamin : when the earth is there, when it is not hidden anymore (spring).
  • Sigon : when the snow starts to melt (pre-spring).
  • Nîpin : when the air is humid (summer).
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