21 Jul 1974
The White Dawn
In 1896, three survivors of a whaling ship-wreck in the Canadian Arctic are saved and adopted by an Eskimo tribe but frictions arise when the three start misbehaving.
Rendezvous Canada, 1606
The dramatic story of two youths--one French and one Indigenous--who share a pivotal time in Canada's history: the first contact between European and First Nations peoples.
Top Billed Cast
Jason Nicholas Andashee
James Antone Ochasteguin
Robert Spence Iroquet
Emily Nicholas Grandmother
Gérald Cormier Charles de Biencourt de Saint-Just
Jean Douglas Comeau Jean de Biencourt de Poutrincourt et de Saint-Just
Wayne Melaçon Samuel de Champlain
Richard McEwen Membertou
Kennetch Charlette Andashee (voice)
Phil Comeau Biencourt (voice)
Dori Elliott Self - Narration (voice)
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