Writing the Land

Name: Writing the Land
Genre: Documentary
Duration: 8 min
Cast: Larry Grant

Movie

StarringLarry Grant

DirectorKevin Lee Burton

WriterKevin Lee Burton

NR 8 minDocumentary

Plot

In this short documentary a Musqueam elder rediscovers his Native language and traditions in the city of Vancouver in the vicinity of which the Musqueam people have lived for thousands of years Writing the Land captures the everchanging nature of a modern city the glass and steel towers cut against the sky grass trees and a sudden flash of birds in flight and the enduring power of language to shape perception and create memory

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