The challenge in Old Crow : the hope of a new generation
Type
Audio/Visual
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Category
Audio Visual and Multimedia Materials
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Publication Year
2006
Publisher
National Film Board of Canada, Canada
Tags
Territorial Experimental Ski Training Program, Films for the hearing impaired, Old Crow (Yukon) -- Social life and customs, Old Crow (Yukon) -- Economic conditions, Economic history, Manners and customs, Yukon -- Old Crow, Indigenous children -- Health and hygiene -- Yukon -- Old Crow, Indigenous children -- Yukon -- Old Crow -- Social conditions, Indigenous children -- Health and hygiene, Indigenous children -- Social conditions
Abstract
In the Yukon's far north, 280 Aboriginals live in the village of Old Crow . Deep in this wilderness, the health of the children is a source of concern for Glenna Tetlichi, a Vuntut Gwitchin Nation leader. The rise of obesity, diabetes and delinquency underscores to what extent health and social problems are linked. In the 1950s, Father Jean-Marie Mouchet set up a cross-country ski program whose purpose was to restore the young people's self-esteem. The program produced several champions, including Glenna, who is now a mother. In 2002, Glenna and Father Mouchet devised a new program, the Old Crow Health and Fitness Project, and overcame numerous obstacles to make it a reality.
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