"Rooted" Documentary - Member Statement

CLAUDIA CHENDER « » : Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize a group of filmmakers - Jeff Miller, Charlie Benoit, Dylan Jewers, and Joel Waddell - whose documentary Rooted debuted on CBC Gem last week. This one-hour special showcases the breadth of traditional folk music in our beautiful province and in Dartmouth South. Following the tradition of Helen Creighton - who recorded and preserved stories and traditional music from around Nova Scotia and the Maritimes in the 1900s - host Dylan Jewers and the team set out to do the same. From Mi'kmaw drummers, singers, and fiddlers to African Nova Scotian gospel, roots, and reggae, to historical and modern Acadian and Gaelic music, Rooted captures the modern evolution of traditional music, and preserves these art forms and this history for generations to come.

I invite all members of this House to watch the film and to congratulate the team on the debut of this wonderful documentary.