by Sandra Brennan
synopsis
This Canadian drama based on a book by W.P. Kinsella, examines the tension between Indians and Anglos in Canada from an Indian perspective. Silas Crow, who lives on a Northern Ontario reserve, wants to take a mechanic's course in Toronto with his friend Frank Fencepost. But before he can enroll, the teen must write a short narrative describing his home. The film is a series of vignette's from Crow's narrative. The vignette's are alternately funny and poignant.
characteristics
- Indian (Native-American)-reservation
- Race Relations
- Righting The Wronged
- Small-Town Life
- Indian-reservation
- Social Injustice
- Racial-tension
- Out For Revenge
- Lovers Reunited

