Gilbert Joseph " Gil " Cardinal (July 19, 1950 – November 21, 2015) was a Canadian filmmaker of Métis descent. Born in Edmonton in 1950, and placed in a foster home at the age of two, Cardinal only discovered his Métis roots while making his documentary Foster Child . This 1987 National Film Board of Canada (NFB) film received over 10 international film awards, including a Gemini Award for best direction for a documentary program, following its broadcast on CBC 's Man Alive series.
16-548: After graduating from the radio and TV arts program of the Northern Alberta Institute of Technology in 1971, he worked as a studio cameraman at Alberta's Access network, where he made his first film, a documentary about the pianist Mark Jablonski . In 1975 he became director and associate producer of the series Come Alive . He also Shadow Puppets: Indian Myths and Legends , a series on Cree and Blackfoot legends. Cardinal left Access in 1980 to work with
32-588: Is a public polytechnic and applied sciences institute in Edmonton , Alberta , Canada. NAIT offers approximately 120 credit programs leading to degrees, applied degrees, diplomas, and certificates. As of 2023, there are approximately 15,700 students enrolled in credit programs, 7,009 apprentices registered in apprenticeship training, 12,100 students enrolled in non-credit courses, and more than 20,000 registrants for customized corporate based training. NAIT also attracts international students from 84 countries. NAIT
48-504: Is composed entirely of current NAIT students. It is led by a four-person elected Executive Council, and governed by an eighteen-person elected Senate (two representatives from the 9 program groups). NAITSA is responsible for running the Nest Taphouse Grill, The NAIT Nugget (campus newspaper), campus events, the student health and dental plan, U-Pass and various other services aimed at enhancing student life. Techlifetoday
64-761: Is one of the largest apprenticeship trainers in Canada offering 31 registered trades programs. In 1959, the Alberta provincial government decided to build an Edmonton facility to supplement apprenticeship and vocational training, which was at the time handled by the Provincial Institute of Technology and Art (PITA) in Calgary . The new institution would be named the Northern Alberta Institute of Technology (NAIT) and PITA would be renamed
80-802: Is similar to an institute of technology or university of applied sciences as termed in other jurisdictions. The campus newspaper, the NAIT Nugget , is a member of the Canadian University Press (CUP). The polytechnic confers certificates, diplomas, applied degrees and baccalaureate degrees. NAIT's four-year baccalaureate degrees (Bachelor of Technology in Technology Management and Bachelor of Technology in Construction Management and Bachelor of Business Administration ) were launched in 2007. NAIT
96-485: Is the polytechnic's official magazine, focusing on people, technology and innovation. It launched in 2007 as techlife , a print magazine. Techlifetoday has published exclusively online since November 2018 and has earned numerous industry awards. NAIT's credit programs are organized into seven academic schools and Corporate & Continuing Education. The schools are: Provincial Institute of Technology and Art Provincial Institute of Technology and Art (PITA)
112-606: The Southern Alberta Institute of Technology (SAIT). Construction of the new facility began in January 1962. The first class was enrolled in October, a group of 29 Communication Electrician apprentices. NAIT officially opened on May 27, 1963, with a ceremony led by Premier Ernest Manning. The first graduation ceremony happened in 1965, with a class of 326 graduates. In 1982, the government transferred control to
128-830: The snowy owl . NAIT was presented this mascot in 1964 by the federal Department of Northern Affairs and National Resources, now Crown–Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada . Most of NAIT's sports teams are now called the Ooks as well. The NAIT Ooks compete in the Canadian Collegiate Athletic Association as a member of the Alberta Colleges Athletics Conference . Ooks team sports include badminton , basketball , curling , ice hockey , soccer , and volleyball . NAIT's official team colours are gold and royal blue. The NAIT Students' Association (NAITSA)
144-532: The 1990 Oka Crisis . Cardinal also directed numerous episodes of North of 60 and The Rez , and an episode of the drama anthology series Four Directions . He directed two NFB documentaries about the ultimately successful efforts of the Haisla Nation to repatriate their g'psgolox pole, a mortuary pole taken from them in 1929. His 2003 film Totem: The Return of the G’psgolox Pole, premiered at
160-612: The 4.8 ha (12 acres) Westwood Transit Garage to the north. This will enable the closure of the Patricia and Souch campuses, and the construction of a student residence building. The Spruce Grove campus will remain open since its crane and hoisting classes cannot be accommodated at the Main campus. NAIT's mascot is the Ook . This is a shortened version of ookpik , the Inuktitut word for
176-518: The NFB as a freelance director, researcher, writer and editor. His first film he directed for the Film Board was Children of Alcohol (1983), produced by Anne Wheeler , a documentary about the effects of parental alcoholism on children. He also shot a series of short documentaries and dramas, notably Hotwalker (1985), before making Foster Child . In 1987, Cardinal made Keyanaw Tatuskhatamak , about
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#1732783210995192-738: The Toronto International Film Festival. In 1997, Cardinal was recognized with a National Aboriginal Achievement Award , now the Indspire Awards, for Film and Television. On November 7, 2015, the Alberta Media Production Industries Association (AMPIA) announced at its 27th David Billington Award ceremony that he was the recipient of the 2015 award, which honours contributions to the province's audiovisual industry. Too ill to attend, Cardinal had been presented with
208-657: The award at a private ceremony. AMPIA also announced the creation of the Gil Cardinal Legacy Fund, which was founded by close friends, to provide funding for emerging Aboriginal filmmakers to kickstart their careers. Cardinal died of cirrhosis on November 21, 2015, in Edmonton at the age of 65. He had been hospitalized in his final months as he experienced a serious health decline complicated by diabetes. Northern Alberta Institute of Technology The Northern Alberta Institute of Technology ( NAIT )
224-420: The new Board of Governors, chaired by Allan McCagherty. NAIT has been a leading polytechnic for more than 60 years. The school marked its 50th anniversary in 2012. The institute has four campuses located in Edmonton and Spruce Grove: In February 2019, the Main campus acquired 13.27 ha (32.8 acres) of the former Edmonton City Centre Airport with the option for another 3.23 ha (8.0 acres), as well as
240-450: The struggle for Native self-government in northern Alberta. Other NFB credits include The Spirit Within (1990), on Native spiritual programs in prisons, and David with F.A.S. (1997), about fetal alcohol syndrome . In 1998, he directed the CBC miniseries Big Bear , for which Cardinal was nominated for a second Gemini. In 2006, he made the CBC drama Indian Summer: The Oka Crisis , about
256-774: Was the predecessor institution of both the Alberta University of the Arts and Southern Alberta Institute of Technology . In 1933, Marion Nicoll became its first permanent woman instructor. She taught there from 1933 to 1965, leading the School of Crafts and achieving the status of being one of the most nationally recognized artists on staff. During her time there, the School of Painting only had male instructors, including James Stanford Perrott (who had been Nicoll's student), Henry G. Glyde, Walter Phillips , and Illingworth Kerr . This Alberta school-related article
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