Island of Great Spirit: The Legacy of Manitoulin

Archive

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Northern Ontario Railroad Museum and Heritage Centre

Name/Title

Island of Great Spirit: The Legacy of Manitoulin

Entry/Object ID

2021.589.01

Tags

Manitoulin Island, Ontario, Northern Ontario, Indigenous History, Fur Trade, Hunting and Trapping

Scope and Content

125 minute long film on the history of Manitoulin Island.

Context

The film discusses the indigenous presence on the island and how they had been on the island for at least 9,700 years. It then discusses the presence of white settlement and how that impacted the island life. Features archival footage and interviews with historians alongside reenactments.

Collection

Manitoulin Island History, Northern Ontario History

Cataloged By

Kat Bezaire

Category

Documentary

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Film, Motion Picture

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Film, Photographic

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Photographic Media

Nomenclature Class

Photographic T&E

Nomenclature Category

Category 06: Tools & Equipment for Communication

Archive Details

Creator

Ontario Visual Heritage Project

Date(s) of Creation

2001

Primary Language

English

Archive Items Details

Title

Island of Great Spirit: The Legacy of Manitoulin

Description

125 minute long film on the history of Manitoulin Island.

Creator

Ontario Visual Heritage Project

Date(s) of Creation

2008

Subjects

History, Indigenous peoples, Settlements, Colonialism, Trade, Hunting, Trapping

Ethnography

Cultural Region

Island

Manitoulin Island, Ontario

District

Algoma, Ontario

State/Province

Ontario

Country

Canada

Continent

North America

Other Names and Numbers

Other Numbers

Number Type

Item Number (Assigned from FileMaker)

Other Number

32534

Dimensions

Width

5 in

Length

8 in

Location

Location

Shelf

Northern Ontario History Section

Room

Dale Wilson Reference Library

Building

NORMHC Heritage Centre, Northern Ontario Railroad Museum and Heritage Centre

* Untyped Location

Capreol, Ontario

Category

Storage

Date

January 11, 2022

Condition

Reason for Exam

At Acquisition

Overall Condition

Excellent

Date Examined

Jan 11, 2022

Examined By

Kat Bezaire

Materials

paper, ink, plastic

Provenance

Provenance Detail

Ontario Visual Heritage Project

Place

County

Bruce County, Ontario

State/Province

Ontario

Country

Canada

Continent

North America

General Notes

Note Type

Cataloging Note

Note

Originally cataloged on June 2nd, 2021 by Kat Bezaire, re-cataloged on January 11th, 2022 by Kat Bezaire

Created By

normhclibrary@gmail.com

Create Date

January 11, 2022

Updated By

normhclibrary@gmail.com

Update Date

January 13, 2022