Glooscap Country

Year Published: 1961

Creator: Canadian Travel Film Library

Format: 16mm

Sound: sound

Description: Story of Glooscap, an Indian god who was believed to have lived in the region of the Micmac Indians of Nova Scotia. Explains such folk tales as why bullfrogs live in muddy water and why beavers drag their tails.

Complete Record: Ancient legend of the Micmac Indians of Nova Scotia. The rich scenic panorama of Nova Scotia’s Minas Basin gives substance to the story of Glooscap, an Indian God who was believed to live on what is now Cape Blomidon and from his mountain retreat to watch over his people in the valleys and forests below.

Online Copy: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6rDymD8NDT4

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Australian Centre for the Moving Image, Canada Day Archive Youtube

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