- published: 09 Aug 2010
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The indigenous peoples of the Americas are the pre-Columbian inhabitants of North and South America and their descendants. Pueblos indígenas (indigenous peoples) is a common term in Spanish-speaking countries. Aborígen (aboriginal/native) is used in Argentina, while "Amerindian" is used in Guyana, but not commonly used in other countries. Indigenous peoples are known in Canada as Aboriginal peoples, and in the United States as Native Americans.
According to a prevailing New World migration model, migrations of humans from Eurasia to the Americas took place via Beringia, a land bridge which connected the two continents across what is now the Bering Strait. The most recent migration could have taken place around 12,000 years ago, with the earliest period remaining a matter of some unresolved contention. These early Paleo-Indians soon spread throughout the Americas, diversifying into many hundreds of culturally distinct nations and tribes. According to the oral histories of many of the indigenous peoples of the Americas, they have been living there since their genesis, described by a wide range of traditional creation accounts.
Actors: Jean-Luc Couchard (actor), Jean-Pierre Cassel (actor), Olivier Gourmet (actor), Arlette Zylberberg (producer), Gabriel Arcand (actor), Janine Sutto (actress), Claudia Tagbo (actress), Jean-Yves Dupuis (miscellaneous crew), Joseph Rouschop (producer), Paul Ahmarani (actor), Sophie Lefebvre (costume designer), Guy Pion (actor), Benoît Rousseau (actor), Frédérique Broos (editor), Luc Déry (producer),
Plot: Michel, the Belgian son of a paralyzed writer, husband of a Congolese refugee, and father of a future tennis champion, is an erratic inventor misunderstood by his employer. At age 41, he learns that he was born secretly in a barn in Québec, in the town of Sainte-Cécile, and given up for adoption shortly afterward. In the summer of 2000, Michel goes there and finds a sleepy village that soon makes him want to run back home. There, he meets a man who drives a car with a technologically advanced hybrid engine. On their way back to Montréal, an accident changes their lives forever, and what is uncovered will challenge the very future of the automotive industry. Welcome to "Congorama."
Keywords: adoption, belgium, biracial, canada, family-relationships, family-secret, father-son-relationship, interracial-relationship, inventor, one-word-title