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Shi-Shi-Etko

Shi-Shi-Etko

Genres

Drama

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Young native Indian Shi-Shi-Etko will soon be taken away from her home to begin her formal western education at a residential school, which were designed to solve the Indian "problem". Her mother, father and grandmother want her to remember her native roots and they wait for her return in the spring to continue passing down those ideals to her. In the meantime, the Indian community is barren of children.

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Budget

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Revenue

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Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

12 mins

Rating

0/10

Release Date

01 May 2009

Country

Canada

Cast

Ta'kaiya Blaney

Ta'kaiya Blaney

Shi-Shi-Etko

Inez Jasper

Inez Jasper

Mom

Rita Pete

Rita Pete

Yayah

Lee Provost

Lee Provost

Dad

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