''The Settler'' () is a Canadian short documentary film, directed by

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and Raymond Garceau and released in 1952.Seth Feldman, ''Take Two''. Irwin Publishing, 1984. . pp. 186-187. The film depicts the history of settlement in the

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region of

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. The film was released both in a French-language version narrated by Jean Sarrazin, and an English-language version narrated by

William Greaves William Garfield Greaves (October 8, 1926 – August 25, 2014) was an American documentary filmmaker and a pioneer of film-making. After trying his hand at acting, he became a filmmaker who produced more than two hundred documentary films, and w ...

. The film received an honorable mention for the

Canadian Film Award The Canadian Film Awards were the leading Canadian cinema awards from 1949 until 1978. These honours were conducted annually, except in 1974 when a number of Quebec directors withdrew their participation and prompted a cancellation. In the 1970s ...

for Best Theatrical Short Film at the 6th Canadian Film Awards in 1954.Maria Topalovich, ''And the Genie Goes To...: Celebrating 50 Years of the Canadian Film Awards''.

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, 2000. .

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''The Settler''
at the NFB collection catalog 1952 films 1952 short documentary films Canadian short documentary films English-language Canadian films French-language Canadian films 1950s English-language films 1950s Canadian films National Film Board of Canada documentaries National Film Board of Canada short films Documentary films about Quebec English-language short documentary films {{1950s-documentary-film-stub