Halifax

“In the Same Boat”

screening and discussion with the film-makers Martha Stiegman and Sherry Pictou

1:00pm
- 3:00pm
Wednesday December 4 2013

The Art+Activism@NSCAD project is very pleased to host a screening of the film In the Same Boat, followed by a discussion with the film-makers Martha Stiegman and Sherry Pictou, Wednesday, December 4 at 1pm in the auditorium of the Dalhousie School of Architecture (across Spring Garden Road from the public library.  Map here: http://goo.gl/maps/QXh5M).

A brief overview.

Two neighboring fishing communities – one Mi’kmaq, the other non-native – both struggling to defend their ways of life.

Shot on Nova Scotia’s legendary Bay of Fundy, In the Same Boat? explores the common ground between indigenous and non-native communities, while showing the very different role fishing plays in both cultures.

Part One, The End of the Line, is a portrait of Terry Farnsworth, the last handliner on the Bay of Fundy. Handlining is the most ecological fishing technology around. It was the foundation of the rural economy in this part of the country; and for Terry, it’s a vocation. These days, most fishing licenses have been bought-up by big companies. As fish stocks plummet, will Terry be forced off the water?

Part Two, In Defense of our Treaties, follows the struggle of Bear River First Nation as they stand up to pressure from the Department of Fisheries (DFO) to sell their treaty rights for a ticket into the commercial fisheries. For the Mi’kmaq, fishing is a right that comes from the Creator, and is protected by the Treaties. In 1999, the Supreme Court recognized those rights, and DFO has signed agreements with 32 of the 34 First Nations in the region. The deals offer money to buy into the commercial fisheries, as long as the Mi’kmaq fish under DFO’s jurisdiction. That’s not good enough for Bear River, one of two communities refusing to sign.

For more information, check out: http://www.cinemapolitica.org/artists/martha-stiegman

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