The Last Days of Okak (1985)

The Last Days of Okak

1985

Documentary

Synopsis

This short documentary tells the story the once-thriving town of Okak, an Inuit settlement on the northern Labrador coast. Moravian missionaries evangelized the coast and encouraged the growth of Inuit settlements, but it was also a Moravian ship that brought the deadly Spanish influenza during the world epidemic of 1919. The Inuit of the area were decimated, and Okak was abandoned. Through diaries, old photos and interviews with survivors, this film relates the story of the epidemic and examines the relations between natives and missionaries.

Credits

Director

Anne Budgell

Nigel Markham

Cast

Fran Williams as Narrator (voice)

Waldo Scharwey as Narrator (voice)

Crew

Nigel Markham (Cinematography)

Nigel Markham (Editor)

Barry Cowling (Executive Producer)

Kent Martin (Producer)