CANADA
​Ontario - James Bay (Off the Map)
In the 90's, I travelled to James Bay where I shot a program for the Off the Map television series.

​​Kate Harrison visits a local cultural centre where the traditional Cree way of life and language are taught.  Join her as she does bead work, traps for marten and beaver and winter camps in Northern Ontario near Hudson's Bay.

​​The original music is not used here due to copyright reasons. Portions of the narration entwined with the original music is also omitted.

​Kate Harrison visits a local cultural centre where the traditional Cree way of life and language are taught.  Join her as she does beadwork, traps for marten and beaver and winter camps in Northern Ontario near Hudson's Bay.

Kate watches George Jolly teach young Crees how to fish with a net under the ice.  ​

Kate tries her luck at driving a dog team.

Kate joins a Cree language class.


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​George takes her to his mink and beaver traps and answers her concerns about trapping.

Kate travels by snowshoes to Hudson's Bay before heading back to James Bay.

The Vanishing Cree

Cultures learn from each other -- a never-ending exchange of ideas has existed since the dawn of human life.

​The James Bay Project flooded vast areas of wilderness land that was home to the James Bay Cree. A treaty allowed hydroelectric development on Cree lands in exchange for financial compensation, greater autonomy, and improvements to health care, housing, and educational services.

Kate learns about beadwork with Betty.



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Kate visits an abandoned air terminal ​and enjoys a flyover with a young native pilot.