Summary 'Give the land back to the First Nations, they can run it better than white people', that's whatGilbert Guella Popovich, immigrant from Italy, used to say. For 28 years he was the mayor of Alert Bay, off the coast of Vancouver Island, and ten years after his death people recall his passion, his love and respect, his engagement for the whole community. Logger and taxi driver, member f the Canadian Air Force, he settled down in the small Cormorant Island, married a Native woman and was a great friend of the Namgis band, signing with the Chief the important Alert Bay Accord, the first of its kind in Canada, a land of segregation and denied rights. A story of open-minded adventures. View more details
Genres : History Biography Documentary
Release date : Mar 19, 2012
Countries of origin : Canada Italy
Language : English
Filming locations : Alert Bay, British Columbia, Canada
Summary 'Give the land back to the First Nations, they can run it better than white people', that's whatGilbert Guella Popovich, immigrant from Italy, used to say. For 28 years he was the mayor of Alert Bay, off the coast of Vancouver Island, and ten years after his death people recall his passion, his love and respect, his engagement for the whole community. Logger and taxi driver, member f the Canadian Air Force, he settled down in the small Cormorant Island, married a Native woman and was a great friend of the Namgis band, signing with the Chief the important Alert Bay Accord, the first of its kind in Canada, a land of segregation and denied rights. A story of open-minded adventures. View more details
Genres : History Biography Documentary
Release date : Mar 19, 2012
Countries of origin : Canada Italy
Language : English
Filming locations : Alert Bay, British Columbia, Canada
