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''Four Directions'' is a Canadian dramatic anthology television series, which aired on CBC Television in 1996.〔"Four-part series by and about Canadian natives took years to air". ''Calgary Herald'', November 28, 1996.〕 The series consisted of four half-hour teleplays about First Nations characters and stories. ==Background== First announced in 1992 as a 13-week series focusing on "the diversity of First Nations cultures",〔"CBC calls for native voices". ''Vancouver Sun'', August 18, 1992.〕 the planned series was reduced to eight, then to six and finally to four episodes by the time it actually went into production in 1994.〔"CBC finally releases stirring aboriginal dramas". ''Ottawa Citizen'', November 24, 1996.〕 In addition to writing one of the four episodes, Thomas King served as story editor for the series.〔 In addition to the episodes produced, rejected scripts were also submitted by Evan Adams〔"Native issues all native to Evan Adams' history and career". ''Vancouver Sun'', March 22, 1995.〕 and Drew Hayden Taylor.〔"Non-native producers decide I can't write `native enough'?". ''Toronto Star'', January 28, 1995.〕 Despite the episodes being completed in 1994, however, the series remained unscheduled for another two years until the network decided in 1996 to air it as a companion piece to the long-running drama series ''North of 60'', which was at that time nearing the end of its run and airing a reduced number of episodes.〔〔 Accordingly, two weeks in the fall of 1996 were chosen, during which two episodes of ''Four Directions'' would air in the ''North of 60'' time slot.〔〔 During the delays in producing and scheduling the series, King publicly criticized the CBC for not undertaking sufficient effort to ensure that First Nations people were given the opportunity to get involved in and learn the production process.〔"Writer urges CBC to let natives tell their own stories". ''Toronto Star'', November 20, 1993.〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Four Directions (television show)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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