Patrick's story
Type
Audio/Visual
Authors
Category
Audio Visual and Multimedia Materials
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Publication Year
1999
Publisher
National Film Board of Canada, Canada
Duration
24 min 03 s
Subject
Patrick Bird
Abstract
"Patrick Bird was a "a casualty of colonialism," having walked a dark boyhood journey of sexual abuse, neglect, foster homes, detention centres, loss, abandonment, drugs, alcohol and self-mutilation. Through no fault of his own, Patrick was disconnected from his family, his childhood and his Cree culture and left with few resources to cope with the pain and powerlessness. Patrick's Story explores what brought a young man to attempt suicide and what turned his life around. With the help of friends and his loving adoptive mother, Patrick begins the search for his identity and spirituality as a Cree man, while discovering his talents in music and acting. This story offers us all a message of inspiration and hope."--Case.
Description
1 videodisc (24 min.) : sound, colour with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
Number of Copies
1
