Finding Mary March
Finding Mary March is a 1988 Canadian film, written and directed by Ken Pittman. A historical drama, the film discusses the search for the last remains of Demasduit (Mary March), one of the last of the Beothuk people, set in the Beothuk Lake (then known as "Red Indian Lake") area of Central Newfoundland. A young girl, Bernadette Buchans, believes that she is related to Mary March. Throughout the film, Bernadette and her father Ted are searching for the grave of her mother. An archaeologist/photographer, Nancy George, accompanies them; she also believes that she has family connections to the Beothuk. Plotline Nancy George, a new character, is accompanied by some big city folk while flying in a helicopter. They discuss Nancy's purpose of coming to town and her desire to photograph Beothuk burial sites. Nancy notifies the others of her belief that there are still some important archeological remains in the place and that a mine should not be opened in risk of destroying the lost heritage of the Beothuk. Next, we are introduced to Ted and Bernadette as they canoe along the river, a tourist discovers an arrowhead along the shore as Ted notices this he aims his rifle at