The Crying Fields

Name: The Crying Fields
Released: 2019-07-15T00:00:00.000000Z
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A discovery on a small reservation in Alberta reveals the truth behind a 70-year old lie that has changed the community and its people forever.

2019 • 19 min • ★ 0.0 (0) • Released

Documentary

A deep dive into the history of the Canadian Government and the Department of National Defence leasing First Nations reserves as practice bombing ranges during World War I and World War II. This documentary follows the Enoch Cree Nation's process of developing it's land claim against the Canadian Government following the discovery of active landmines in the heart of the nation's cultural lands and golf course in 2014, almost 70 years later.

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Original title: The Crying Fields
Language: EN
Country: CA
Budget: $40,000
Revenue: —

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emil1979

Apr 4, 2024 · via TMDB

I live next door to the Enoch Reserve in Alberta, and so I was stunned that I had never heard about what happened on this reservation just decades ago. Well done short documentary with a fascinating story to tell.

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1940s alberta canada bomb edmonton first nations indigenous reservation world war ii

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