Mae Hume, Jonnie-Lyn Kushniruk, Amy Smarch, Austin Smith. Based on an oral story by Kitty Smith entitled "How Indians got fire".
Summary:
How people got fire centres on Grandma Kay (based on elder Kitty Smith) and the connection she forges with the village children through the oral tradition of their culture. Twelve-year-old Tish is one of those children - an introspective, talented girl who feels particularly drawn to Grandma Kay's kitchen. Here, past and present blend, myth and reality meet, and the metaphor of fire infuses all in a location that lies at the heart of the community's spiritual and cultural memory.
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