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The Beaver People
Hierarchical level:Item (Accession level)Date:1928Item number (ISN):32625Type of material:Moving imagesFound in:Archives / Film, Video and Sound -
Record information – Details Fonds/collection:BRITISH FILM INSTITUTEAccession:1967-0010Media:FilmPart:1 of 1Production date:1928Production company:National Parks of Canada, Department of Mines and ResourcesProduction credit:director/photography, William J. OliverDescription:This film about beavers shows Grey Owl and his wife Gertrude Bernard (Anahareo), conservationists, with beavers in one of Canada's National Parks. Intertitles explain the popularily of the beaver as a national emblem of Canada, its place in Canada's history, threats to the beaver population due to "ruthless greed and slaughter". Grey Owl is shown paddling a canoe and beckoning a beaver to swim to him. There are also close-ups of beavers eating branches and other food, swimming and carrying branches. Also shown is a beaver grooming and using its feet to squeeze water out of its coat. Gertrude Bernard plays with a beaver. There is a close-up of a beaver dam. Grey Owl and Gertrude Bernard, wearing backpacks, leave a clearing as the interittle explains that they are leaving the beavers in the autumn as the beavers prepare for winter. <9mn>Language:SilentNotes:Detailed holdings information: -
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V1 8102-0018
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