Aboriginal filmmaker. Agency - English program:.Quebec Centre.

Director, Alanis Obomsawin.

Participant, Cora Wells, Mary Louise Williams, Georgiana Nelson, Joe Lester, Danny Edmonds, Elmer Gabriel.

Recorded 1975.

Accompanied by a song in the Lil̓wat7úl language, we follow a woman as she makes gwùshum, a Stl'atl'imx (Líl̓wat) dessert and a very special treat. From the harvesting of the xúsum (soapberries or salmonberries) to the construction of the corn-husk whisk, a dish is created that is equal measures mouthwatering and awe-inspiring. This short is part of the L'il'wata series. In the early 1970s, at the outset of her documentary career, Alanis Obomsawin visited the Stl'atl'imx (Líl̓wat) Nation, an Interior Salish First Nation in British Columbia, and created a series of shorts that provide personal narratives about their culture, histories and knowledge. Remastered on DVD in 2009.

Mode of access: World Wide Web.

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