> I have seen a film which called "Where The Spirit Lives" a while
>ago. I wanted to find it, but I couldn't (and I have been told it is
>no longer in distribution). It could easily be one of the best Native
>American films I have ever seen. Does anyone know what happened to it?
>and... if possible, where can I find/buy a copy of this film?
>
Kelvin,
I agree with you, a very good film. I've seen it on TV but have
not tried to locate it. Here, though, is some bibliographic
data that may help you to track it down. You may consider writing
to the CBC, they have been helpful to me in the past.
TITLE: Where the spirit lives [videorecording] / produced by Amazing
Spirit Productions, Ltd. in association with the Canadian
Broadcasting Corporation, TV Ontario, & Mid-Canada Television
; producers, Heather Goldin, Eric Jordan, Mary Young Leckie
; director, Bruce Pittman ; writer, Keith Ross Leckie.
PUBLISHER: New York, NY : Studio Entertainment, 1989.
DESCRIPTN: 1 videocassette (98 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in.
PERFORMER: Michelle St. John, Ann-Marie MacDonald, David Hemblen, Ron White.
SUMMARY: Indian children in western Canada are taken from their homes
by trickery, put in mission schools, and brutally forced
to learn non-Indian ways.
Good luck!