Ikwe

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.

• canada
• indigenous
• ojibwe indians
• 18th century
• child marriage
• woman director
• first nations
• canadian history
• fur trade
• indigenous women