The Settler

The Settler (L'Abatis) is a Canadian short documentary film, directed by Bernard Devlin and Raymond Garceau and released in 1952. The film depicts the history of settlement in the Abitibi region of Quebec.

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

The film received an honorable mention for the Canadian Film Award for Best Theatrical Short Film at the 6th Canadian Film Awards in 1954.