Knitters (Persons) -- British Columbia -- Vancouver Island, Knitters (Persons) -- Social aspects -- British Columbia -- History, Knitters (Persons), British Columbia, British Columbia -- Vancouver Island, Documentary films, Coast Salish -- Social conditions, Coast Salish -- Economic conditions 

"For almost a century, the Coast Salish knitters of southern Vancouver Island have produced Cowichan sweaters from handspun wool. These distinctive sweaters are known and loved around the world, but the Aboriginal women who make them remain largely invisible. Combining rare archival footage with the voices of three generations of woolworkers, The Story of the Coast Salish Knitters, tells the tale of unsung heroines -- resourceful women who knit to put food on the table and keep their families alive.

Written and directed by Metis filmmaker, Christine Welsh, this is a story of courage and cultural transformation -- a celebration of the threads that connect the past to the future."--Back of case.