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It is a little-known fact, but the Canadian west is home to a dynamic, well-organized minority of more than 100,000 people who share a unique bond: they are French-speakers. This population is spread out over three provinces, Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba, in a vast territory called "the Prairie". This film is about these men and women, survivors of a history that is uniquely theirs, a history they are trying to preserve. This French-speaking population lives in a natural environment of vast plains which lie at the heart of a North America of pioneer travelers and trappers. This is a journey in all senses of the term: a geographic discovery of a French Far West in the Canadian plains; an ethnological meeting with a structured minority world fighting for its survival; a voyage back in time to retrace two centuries of American history.

Canada / France - 2001 - 53 mn - Betacam SP - Colour

Réalisation Jean Dulon Scénario Jean Dulon, Richard Martineau Image Charles Lavack Son Jay Garuk Montage Eric Sandrin Musique Larry Roy, Gérald Laroche, Daniel Lavoie

Production Les Productions Rivard Inc., 354 rue Marion, R2H 0V3 Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada Tél : +1 204 233 0694 Fax : +1 204 231 4010 E-mail : rivard@productionsrivard.com Co-Production Newage productions

Ventes Source, 193 rue Dumoulin, Bureau 201, R2H 0E4 Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada Tél : +1 204 233 0694 Fax : +1 204 231 4010 E-mail : source@productionsrivard.com