The Gift of Diabetes

The Gift of Diabetes

2005
58m
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Overview

Brion Whitford is an Ojibway filmmaker who lives with the pain of advanced diabetes. As his health worsened, his interest in his own culture grew. The film follows Brion’s struggle to regain his health by learning about the medicine wheel, a holistic tool grounded in Indigenous understanding of the interconnectedness of all dimensions of life. As Brion seeks to get well he explores the historical trauma of colonization and how it continues to affect Indigenous peoples’ physical and psychological well-being.

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Language: EN

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Production Information

Production Companies
ONF | NFB

Keywords

canadian history diabetes indigenous tribes

Quick Facts

Release Date January 1, 2005
Status Released
Language EN
IMDb ID tt28313143

Cast

Brion Whitford
Brion Whitford

Self - Narrator

Key Crew

Brion Whitford
Director
John Paskievich
Director