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Heartbeat of a Nation

On a beautiful sunny day in Northern Alberta, a river surrounded by green trees runs gently through the traditional lands of the Chipewyan Prairie Dene First Nation.

As birds softly chirp, a father makes a tobacco offering to the river and reaches his hands below the water’s surface to pull out a caribou hide. Nearby, his young child watches. Today they will learn from their father how to make a caribou drum.

Heartbeat of a Nation is an evocative short documentary by Eric Janvier. It celebrates the healing of a community and a nation through the reclamation and passing down of traditional teachings within a Dene family.



  • Official selection - ShortsCalgary International Film Festival, Canada (2022)

  • Official Selection - Shorts Forum ProgramVancouver International Film Festival, Canada (2022)

  • Official SelectionimagineNATIVE Film + Media Arts Festival, Canada (2022)

  • Official SelectionAmerican Indian Film Festival, San Francisco (2022)


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Category(ies) Genre(s) Language(s) YoP Duration Format(s) Subtitle Delivery
Documentaries Culture, Family, Inspirational, Nature & Environment, Short English 2022 00:20:22 4K, HD, SD English Via DICE

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