Aboriginal film series starts again at National Film Board

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As part of its 50th Anniversary celebrations, the National Film Board will be showing a series of films about the Aboriginal peoples of Canada every Wednesday during the

months of September, October and November.

Beginning Sept. 6, at 12 p.m., 3 p.m. And 7 p.m. In the NFB Theatre, located downtown at Canada Place.

"The 50th Anniversary Aboriginal Film Series will mark our emergence into the NFB's next half century, and hopefully an era in which there will be a greater number of Aboriginal

filmmakers and a greater number of films about the first people of this country," says Graydon McCrea, executive producer of the North West Centre in Edmonton.

The series will flow closely the film and resource guide called "Our Home and Native Land," produced by NFB Winnipeg.

Various issues concerning Native people were compiled, ranging from the Foundations of Nationhood to Aboriginal land claims to critical issues in community life.

Well-known films such as 'Foster Child' and 'Daughters of the Country' will be shown in this fall's schedule.

"This will be a continuous program which will enable more people to become aware of the work of the National Film Board and to highlight the excellent films made by Aboriginal

filmmakers such as Alanis Obomsawin, Gil Cardinal and Carol Geddes," says the NFB's Muriel Stanley-Venne.

"The schedule of these screening, all at the NFB Theatre in Canada Place is designed to enable people to come at their own convenient time," she added.

Admission is fee and everyone is welcome to attend.