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Credited cast: | |||
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Billy Merasty | ... | Elijah Harper |
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Tina Louise Bomberry | ... | Elizabeth Harper |
Gregory 'Dominic' Odjig | ... | Teenage Elijah | |
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Michael Peterson | ... | 5-year-old Elijah |
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Lola Sanchez | ... | Cassandra Harper |
Currie Graham | ... | Gary Filmon | |
Glen Gould | ... | Phil Fontaine | |
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Siigwan Ferland | ... | Teen Holly Harper |
Gary Farmer | ... | Ray | |
Maury Chaykin | ... | Howard Pawley | |
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Rachelle White Wind Arbez | ... | Young Elizabeth Harper |
Lorne Cardinal | ... | Chief Archie | |
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Morris Birdyellowhead | ... | Charcoal |
Rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
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Erik Berg | ... | Random kid (as Erik J. Berg) |
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Mariam Bernstein | ... | Nurse |
The Meech Lake debacle was a pivotal event in Canadian political history. The film tells the story of Elijah Harper, a first nations icon fortuitously situated in the Manitoba LegislatureIt is, at once, a serious portrait of the times and a highly entertaining examination of Harpers life and the events which put him at the throat of Canada. The actual politics of the matter were tedious, even for a political junkie like me. This film gave me a new appreciation of the issues,as well as a valuable,and hopefully useful, perspective on aboriginal people and some of their challenging issues. Bottom line, this is a well made film, episodic and clearly designed to use humor to teach history. It should be shown in Canada's classrooms.