Dancing Around the Table, Part One(1987)

Dancing Around the Table, Part One Synopsis

Dancing Around the Table: Part One provides a fascinating look at the crucial role Indigenous people played in shaping the Canadian Constitution. The 1984 Federal Provincial Conference of First Ministers on Aboriginal Constitutional Matters was a tumultuous and antagonistic process that pitted Prime Minister Pierre Elliot Trudeau and the First Ministers—who refused to include Indigenous inherent rights to self-government in the Constitution—against First Nations, Inuit and Métis leaders, who would not back down from this historic opportunity to enshrine Indigenous rights. The conference was Pierre Elliott Trudeau’s last constitutional meeting before he resigned and the process was handed over to his successor, Brian Mulroney.

Dancing Around the Table, Part One (1987) is a documentary film directed by Maurice Bulbulian, released on January 1, 1987 with a runtime of 57m. It stars Pierre Nadeau and Pierre Elliott Trudeau. Viewers rate it 8.0 out of 10 across 1 ratings.