A young Ojibwa girl from 1770 marries a Scottish fur trader and leaves home for the shores of Georgian Bay. Although the union is beneficial for her tribe, it results in hardship and isolation for Ikwe. Values and customs clash until, finally, the events of a dream Ikwe once had unfold with tragic clarity.
Hazel King
Ikwe
Geraint Wyn Davies
Angus
Gladys Taylor
N'okom
Patrick Bruyère
Chejauk
William Ballantyne
Bluecoat
Vicky Klyne
Ikwe's Mother
Marion Moneyas
Ningik
Jamie Hardisty
Nigeeg
Sarah Peebles
Anoquat
A young Ojibwa girl from 1770 marries a Scottish fur trader and leaves home for the shores of Georgian Bay. Although the union is beneficial for her tribe, it results in hardship and isolation for Ikwe. Values and customs clash until, finally, the events of a dream Ikwe once had unfold with tragic clarity.
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