The Ballad of Crowfoot

1968, 10min -

Released in 1968 and often referred to as Canada’s first music video, The Ballad of Crowfoot was directed by Willie Dunn, a Mi’kmaq/Scottish folk singer and activist who was part of the historic Indian Film Crew, the first all-Indigenous production unit at the NFB. The film is a powerful look at colonial betrayals, told through a striking montage of archival images and a ballad composed by Dunn himself about the legendary 19th-century Siksika (Blackfoot) chief who negotiated Treaty 7 on behalf of the Blackfoot Confederacy. The IFC’s inaugural release, Crowfoot was the first Indigenous-directed film to be made at the NFB. Show more

"The Ballad of Crowfoot" — movie produced in Canada and released in 1968. It has a great rating on IMDb: 7.6 stars out of 10. It is a short film with a runtime of 10min. "The Ballad of Crowfoot" is currently available to stream on Pluto TV. Click on a playlink to watch it now!