Healing at Lac Ste. Anne
Type
Audio/Visual
Authors
Category
Audio Visual and Multimedia Materials
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Publication Year
2004
Publisher
National Film Board of Canada, Canada
Tags
Catholic Church, Christian pilgrims and pilgrimages -- Alberta -- Sainte Anne Lac, Christian shrines -- Alberta -- Sainte Anne Lac, Spiritual healing, Sacred space -- Alberta, Pilgrims and pilgrimages, Sainte Anne Lac (Alta.), Christian pilgrims and pilgrimages, Christian shrines, Sacred Space, Alberta, Alberta -- Lac Sainte Anne, Documentary films, Spirituality -- Indigenous
Description
"Every July, over 40,000 Aboriginal people journey to Lac Ste. Anne in northern Alberta. It's the largest Native pilgrimage in North America, and it's over a century old. Recent lawsuits over residential school scandals weigh on the Oblate missionaries who own the sacred site. The religious order may go bankrupt and lose the site just when its healing powers are most needed. This documentary is a campground tapestry of colourful characters and Catholic and Native faith, amidst the hope to heal old wounds."--Back of case.
Number of Copies
1
