
Augusta
This short documentary is the portrait of an 88-year-old woman who lives alone in a log cabin without running water or electricity in the Williams Lake area of British Columbia. The daughter of a Shuswap chief, Augusta lost her Indian status as the result of a marriage to a white man. She recalls past times, but lives very much in the present. Self-sufficient, dedicated to her people, she spreads warmth wherever she moves, with her songs and her harmonica.
- Year: 1976
- Country: Canada
- Genre: Documentary
- Studio: ONF | NFB
- Keyword: poverty, portrait, woman director, indigenous peoples, elder, treaty rights, women
- Director: Anne Wheeler
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