Aboriginal filmmaker. Agency:.Produced by the NFB with the financial assistance of Multiculturalism Canada. Study guide available.

Director, Alanis Obomsawin ; producer, Penny Ritco, Wolf Koenig ; executive producer, Colin Neale ; script, Beatrice Mosionier ; camera, Susan Trow ; sound, Ismaël Cordeiro ; editing, MeiYen Chan ; sound editing, Robert Labrosse ; music, Mack MacKenzie.

Cast, Luis Brascoupe, Jamieson Boulanger, Chris Palin, Eric Tadros, Ruby Marie Dennis, Serge Simon, Kelly Ricard.

Recorded 1991.

Walker is a young Indigenous boy in the foster care system whose only playmate is his dog. Jamie is a lonely young white boy who is afraid of dogs, and has some strange ideas about Indigenous Peoples. Walker ignores the racist jeering and taunting of the bigger boys and reaches out to Jamie. Together, they find friendship and understanding. Walker challenges racist attitudes toward First Nations, and shows how children from different backgrounds can form friendships. This film is part of the Playing Fair series. Educators are encouraged to preview the series before use and choose the dramas most age-appropriate for their students.

Mode of access: World Wide Web.

Award of Merit - Category: Videotape / Government Media Agency, 1992 Best Film - Category: Guidance and Counseling , 1992 Gold Apple Award - Category: Sexuality and Self-Esteem: Grade 4-6, 1992 Silver CINDY Award, 1993

Description based on online resource; title from title screen (National Film Board of Canada, viewed 2023-08-10).