LONG JIM and other Chilcotin Stories

In 2017, a group of people from the Yunesit’in and Xeni Gwet’in communities of the Tsilhqot’in First Nation of British Columbia (BC), Canada, got together with the idea of making videos in support of community efforts to revitalize their language and cultural traditions and to restore their traditional relationships with the land.
Focusing on Tsilhqot’in “Natural Law”, or ancestral philosophy for how to live responsibly on the land and care for it, they braved frigid winter temperatures to film “Long Jim and other Chilcotin Stories”. The innovative documentary combines interviews on the ancient Tsilhqot’in way of life and on people’s sacred responsibilities to protect land, species, and water with the re-enactment of episodes from the life of Long Jim, a Tsilhqot’in elder born in the 1870s or 1880s, who was highly respected as a model of Tsilhqot’in character and virtues.
The film, produced in collaboration between Terralingua and Sadanx Jeni: Ancestral Voices, with mentorship by River Voices Productions and support from Tides Canada, The Swift Foundation, and The Cultural Conservancy, was premiered on March 10, 2017 at the 1st Annual Cariboo Chilcotin Film Festival, held in Williams Lake, BC.
Learn more about Terralingua’s work with the Tsilhqot’in First Nation at terralingua.org...

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Good Video. Lead us on

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My grandfather: Edward Long Jim Whitey.