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                        Colonisation à Saint-Omer
Dir. : Maurice Proulx [1944]
                                        
                                        Source :
                                        Bibliothèque et Archives nationales du Québec
                                        Length: 8:57 |
                                    
These images shot by Maurice Proulx show the establishment of a new settlement in L’Islet County in the Chaudières-Appalaches region. Proulx shows us the blessing of the church, an important stage in founding a Quebec village. Viewers are then invited to watch maple sap being harvested using snowshoes and horses, and the delight of the children eating...
Film categories associated with this film : Colonisation, Filmmaker priests and Rural life
 
             
             
             
             
             
             
             
            