The Last Days of Okak

The Last Days of Okak

1985
24m
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Overview

This short documentary tells the story the once-thriving town of Okak, an Inuit settlement on the northern Labrador coast. Moravian missionaries evangelized the coast and encouraged the growth of Inuit settlements, but it was also a Moravian ship that brought the deadly Spanish influenza during the world epidemic of 1919. The Inuit of the area were decimated, and Okak was abandoned. Through diaries, old photos and interviews with survivors, this film relates the story of the epidemic and examines the relations between natives and missionaries.

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Language: EN

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Production Information

Production Companies
ONF | NFB
Production Countries
Canada
Spoken Languages
English Inuktitut

Keywords

documentary short

Quick Facts

Release Date January 1, 1985
Status Released
Language EN
IMDb ID tt0226932
Website Visit Site

Cast

Waldo Scharwey
Waldo Scharwey

Narrator (voice)

Fran Williams
Fran Williams

Narrator (voice)

Key Crew

Nigel Markham
Director
Anne Budgell
Director
Anne Budgell
Writer
Kent Martin
Producer
Barry Cowling
Executive Producer