Movie

Because They Are Different (1964)

• January 1, 1964
• 28m

Overview

This short documentary explores issues surrounding the integration of Canadian Indigenous people into social institutions such as the non-Indigenous school systems and workforce. Questions arise about the viability and desirability of integration, and old prejudices are revealed in interviews and commentary from both Indigenous and non-Indigenous Canadians.

Director

Jack Ofield

Writers

Jack Ofield

Starring

Pierre Berton