Indigenous Studies Certificate LibGuide: Library videos

Urban, Indigenous, adoptee Rayna Keetch grew up with no connection to her Indigenous roots. Recently reunited with her birth family, Rayna is about to return to her First Nation for a traditional homecoming ceremony when her husband Darryl announces that he’s been a victim of a scam and has lost their fortune. Despite the devastating news, Rayna charges ahead and drives north to her reserve. Expecting to find solace in the ceremony and culture, Rayna is blindsided by her dysfunctional birth family and a community in turmoil. What begins as a weekend out of town becomes a search for meaning and identity, a journey of healing and transformation for Rayna, her family and the divided community of Binesizhaabose First Nation.

Justin Allen runs his 12 sled dogs home from Churchill, Manitoba to Saint John, New Brunswick. The 3000-kilometre journey unfolds over deep snow, open tundra, Hudson Bay and he faces epic challenges as winter turns to spring. With a support team including his Cree fiancé, they explore the origins of dog sledding and get help from native communities along the way.

The 8-part docu-drama series, 1491: The Untold Story of the Americas Before Columbus, will create a scientific and cultural narrative of Indigenous origins and reveal a world that represents the authentic pre-contact history of the Americas.
Presented from an Indigenous-perspective the series is a journey along a timeline that
dates from 20,000 years ago to 1491. The origins and history of ancient Indigenous
societies in North, Central and South America are interpreted by leading Indigenous
scholars and cultural leaders in the fields of archaeology, art history, ethnology, genetics,
geology, and linguistics.
The series is based on the book, 1491: New Revelations of the America Before Columbus, by Charles C. Mann.

Identity is often revealed in the most perilous situations. In The Abenaki - People of the Dawn, it is Joe Obomsawin's intimate knowledge of the back roads and hidden trails on the frontiers of Quebec and New England that narrowly saves a group of bootleggers from capture. The escape also provides the impetus for his character's powerful and deeply personal retelling of the history of his people. Huddled around a fire in a remote cabin, Obomsawin unfolds the tragic, improbable and inspiring story of the Abenaki nation, reduced from 50,000 to some 1,500 over a few hundred years of colonial settlement. A collaboration between author and storyteller Mike Burns and director G. Scott MacLeod as part of the animated series The Water of Life, The Abenaki - People of the Dawn fuses traditional pencil animation with new digital media to tell the harrowing tale of a people's struggle for survival.

The ABORIGINAL DAY LIVE 2015 REPACK highlights top performances from the live event featuring Don Amero, Federal Lights, Lightning Cloud, marijosée, Mike Bone, Patti Kusturok, Shayne & Taylor May,Trad, Crystal Shawanda, Murray Porter, Nathan Cunningham, and Northern Cree Singers.
Aboriginal Day Live (ADL) is the nation’s largest event in recognition of National Indigenous Day. For 15,000 years, the Aboriginal peoples of Turtle Island have gathered on this sacred day of the summer solstice to celebrate their culture, inspire their children and honour the wisdom of their elders. Through live music, people are brought together in celebration of Indigenous Peoples’ unparalleled contributions to Canada. National Aboriginal Day was first celebrated on June 21, 1996. Now renamed, “National Indigenous Peoples Day”.

The ABORIGINAL DAY LIVE 2016 repack is a compilation of the 2016 live stage featuring performances from Buffy Sainte-Marie, Joey Stylez; Dragonette; Ghostkeeper; Kristi Lane Sinclair; Genevieve Fisher; A Tribe Called Red; Elisapie. Joining Buffy during her performance are some very special guests: the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra, directed by conductor Alexander Mickelthwate.
Aboriginal Day Live (ADL) is the nation’s largest event in recognition of National Indigenous Day. For 15,000 years, the Aboriginal peoples of Turtle Island have gathered on this sacred day of the summer solstice to celebrate their culture, inspire their children and honour the wisdom of their elders. Through live music, people are brought together in celebration of Indigenous Peoples’ unparalleled contributions to Canada. National Aboriginal Day was first celebrated on June 21, 1996. Now renamed, “National Indigenous Peoples Day”.

The ABORIGINAL DAY LIVE 2017 SERIES features 8 episodes from 8 stages across Canada. Visit Halifax, Montreal, Ottawa, Toronto, Winnipeg, Edmonton, Vancouver, and Yellowknife. A fusion of musical genres, languages, styles, and interdisciplinary arts from the First Nations, Inuit and Métis Peoples come together on stage to paint an exciting living experience of contemporary Aboriginal expression. Throat-singing and beat box mix-up in Inuktitut and French; artists from across the North creating the first ever Inuit throat singing choir; and hosts outfitted with the hottest jewelry and clothing from Aboriginal designers will take the stage. Features Classified, Furtado, Don Amero, Daniel Lanois, Florent Vollant, Derek Miller, George Leach, Taboo, Charlie Major, Tribe of One, LightningCloud and many more.

In the shadow of a De Beers mine, the remote community of Attawapiskat lurches from crisis to crisis, while facing mounting environmental issues and an inability to directly benefit from resource revenues. Filmed over five years, After the Last River is a point of view documentary that follows Attawapiskat's journey from obscurity and into the international spotlight during the protests of Idle No More. After the Last River is a complex examination of a community under pressure. Poverty, neglect, and isolation combine to force the remote reserve of Atawapiskat into accepting a De Beers diamond mine on it’s traditional territory. As the mine removes billions of dollars worth of diamonds, the promised jobs barely materialize and the community is threatened by potentially devastating contamination. Filmmaker, Vicki Lean, follows the remote reserve's five-year journey into the international spotlight. Through interviews with executives and government, and day in-the-life footage of the community, Lean weaves a tapestry of the issues effecting indigenous rights today. After the Last River connects personal stories from the First Nation to industry agendas and government policies, painting a complex portrait of a territory that is an imperilled homeland to some and a profitable new frontier for others.

Albert Marshall is among the most respected wisdom keepers of the Mi’kmaq people whose territory of Mi’kma’ki includes all of Atlantic Canada plus parts of both Quebec and Maine. I’ve known him since my family and I sailed our little boat into the harbor of Eskasoni, Cape Breton in 1990. At that time his brilliant wife Murdena was deeply involved with what she called native spirituality and Albert was a tradesman, a machinist, a carpenter. He and I talked a lot about our shared passion for building things. Both of them are residential school survivors. Then as her health declined she became his teacher, his inspiration, his guide in carrying on the work of strengthening and sharing the traditional wisdom of their people.
Today Albert himself is much in demand as a speaker and a teacher, an authority on matters as diverse as traditional healing and teaching, the Mi’kmaq language, indigenous ways of understanding science and the environment. He’s particularly celebrated for his concept of two-eyed seeing, using the insights of western science in combination with the traditional wisdom of his culture and language to obtain a depth of understanding that neither could achieve alone.

The series is part genealogy, part biography, part history, and features seven extraordinary First Nations, Inuit and Métis Canadians - actor/doctor Evan Adams, filmmaker Zacharias Kunuk, the late filmmaker Barb Cranmer, actor Roseanne Supernault, musician/fiddler John Arcand, artist George Littlechild and writer/professor Dr. Charlotte Cote. The host of the series is Carla Robinson.

AMPLIFY is a 13-part documentary series about Indigenous musicians creating new works inspired by something previously unexplored. Each episode features a different songwriter working through the creative process in-studio, while revealing how they personally relate to their new song. Further insight is brought to bear as Indigenous experts weigh-in on the deeper meaning of the song’s inspiration.

The Arctics explores the history and impacts of the Arctic Winter Games, an international, biennial multi sport games that has been celebrating circumpolar sport and culture in the North since 1970. This short documentary follows the stories of characters from across the 9 regions as they prepare to partake in the 2020 Arctic Winter Games which marks 50 years since first opening in Yellowknife, NWT. From feeding reindeer with first time athletes in the Sámi region of Norway to exploring the indigenous sports of Yamal, Russia to the history of the Dene games to meeting Nunavut’s first NHL player, The Arctics not only explores the role of sport in isolated communities but also its ability to build cultural and regional pride. Both educational and inspiring, The Arctics introduces viewers to the North in an emotionally impactful way painting a picture of Indigenous and northern cultures and landscapes while celebrating sport and its ability to inspire, transform and elevate northern athletes.

A marginalized people rose up from humble beginnings, with nothing but their talent, their guiding principles, and their determination to leave none behind. The public has heard so many sad stories, but “Atautsikut/Leaving None Behind” reveals another aspect of the true North. In their own words, raw and unfiltered, the Nunavik Inuit and Cree recount their struggle and how their co-ops came shining through—a message of hope. How did the Inuit and Cree of Nunavik (Northern Quebec) manage to transform their lives without relinquishing their values? Knowledge holders in “Atautsikut / Leaving None Behind” say art played a key role. It was carving sales that fueled the upstart co-operatives’ bid to break the monopoly of “the boss” — the Hudson’s Bay Company. Fifty years ago, those co-ops federated, to build a prosperous future for all—in keeping with their principle of leaving none behind. Listen as Elders reveal how a little patchwork of co-operatives banded together to come out from under the boss—and change their place in the world. Portions of the film spoken in Inuktitut with English subtitles.

Canada once jailed indigenous peoples for dancing, but today new generations are finding inner balance through their dance cultures. In this visually stunning documentary, an indigenous man chronicles the oppressive Potlatch Law of 1885 to 1951, and travels throughout BC and the Yukon to find out why Indigenous people are taking their ceremonies out of the darkness. Meet inspiring people from Vancouver to Alert Bay and from Terrace to the Yukon whose lives are rooted in their culture, and whose call to dance is beyond human power. Producer Gordon Loverin is an experienced storyteller from the Tlingit and Tahltan Nations in northwestern British Columbia.

The bison’s presence is magnificent, and yet their story is filled with tragedy and played a significant role in Canada’s history and people. The film explores the bison’s story in North America from the last ice age to the current day. Bison’s Return From The Edge Of Extinction tells of Canada’s role in the life of bison in North America.

Breaking Free is a compelling investigation into a decades long fight by a Manitoba man, Brian Anderson who continues to maintain his innocence following a 1974 murder conviction. W5's Avery Haines investigates the brutal murder case that may have led the Canadian justice system to convict an innocent man. Well before Indigenous rights and Truth and Reconciliation were a part of the national dialogue, correspondent Jim Reed exposed what, at the time, must have been shocking concepts: that police may lie, that the courts sometimes gets it wrong, and that Indigenous people may be more vulnerable to the failures of Canada’s justice system.

An intimate look at the only indigenous tribal-led buffalo drive in North America, Bring Them Home follows members of the Blackfeet Nation in Montana as they experience the power of the American bison while driving their herd through rough terrain and hostile weather to their winter pasture -- a rare ritual of stewardship that brings hope for a modern-day cultural rebirth.

“Building a Sweat Lodge in Atikokan” is a short, powerful documentary film that provides a rare glimpse into the building of a sweat lodge, a traditional Anishinaabe rite of passage and healing. It also signifies reclamation of cultural ways since many ceremonies and rites of passage were suppressed during the era of residential schools (1876-1996). Patricia Big George and Gary Councillor of the Anishinaabe Midewin Society inform us about the significance and the power of the sweat lodge and the Seven Grandfather Teachings. Knowledge keepers Les Morrisseau and Darcy Whitecrow, on the day of the sweat lodge build, also share valuable teachings on the Sacred Fire and the Seven Grandfathers.

Byron Chief-Moon is a multi-talented actor, stuntman, dancer, choreographer playwright, and founder of the Coyote Arts Percussive Performance Association. Through art and life, his story is one of cultural survival. Themes of Chief-Moon’s dance creations begin with his people's traditional stories, his attachment to the land and his community, as well as the inner conflict he faces in existing within the Aboriginal culture and society at large. He is ensuring the preservation of his native language through its incorporation into his work, and he's adamant that the spoken legends of his people are passed on to the next generation, and to the greater community. Challenging the cultural construct is never easy, but Chief-Moon does so with steadfast determination and spirit.

The Porcupine Caribou herd is one of the largest caribou herds in North America but its future is uncertain. Climate change, industrial development, national and international political posturing and a rapidly changing north are all putting the herd and its home range at risk. The Gwich'in people who have relied on the herd for generations also see their future hanging in the balance and they need the rest of the world to notice.
In this short documentary, aspiring wilderness photographer Peter Mather puts everything on the line in his quest to capture one photo that will help tell the story of the greatest land migration on earth.

Set on the Tsilhqot'in plateau in the 1970s, Clouds of Autumn focuses on a young Indigenous boy named William and his older sister Shayl whose carefree childhoods are torn apart when Shayl is forced to attend a residential school. Singular visual interpretations infuse co-director Trevor Mack's family history with a slowly shifting tone that evokes loss and love. The film explores the impact residential schools had on the relationships of First Nations children with themselves, their heritage, and nature itself. The opening notes of the hymn "A Mighty Fortress is our God" are a poignant leitmotif in this mostly non-narrated production. A moving, short docudrama ideal for film studies. Trevor Mack is a Tsilhqot’in Nation filmmaker from Williams Lake and the TI’etinqox area in British Columbia, Canada.

The Esk'etemc people are strengthening their culture, their governance and their children. After suffering oppressive policies and having their land pre-empted, they are now healing and declaring their rightful place as caretakers of their land near Williams Lake, BC. 'Ctsenmew'scdem re stsmemelt' is the expression of a remote Secwepemc community that is taking back their power, reclaiming their heritage and culture, and telling the world who they are what their rightful place is. This film will act as an inspiration to others, and as a catalyst for change.

Cher Obadiah, a culturally disconnected Urban Native, challenged herself to learn Women's Fancy Shawl in eight lessons over four months with the goal of dancing in her first powwow. After finding a teacher, her journey began with learning that the dance moves were more difficult than she anticipated. Tackling limiting beliefs, this story of ancestral strength and resurgence inspires with surprising outcomes. Cher learns a lot about different traditional dances from her instructor as she gets connected to her culture through pow wow dancing. An update four years later, reveals how connecting with our inner guidance aligns our life experiences which have the power to transform our happiness into fulfillment.

Dr. Marie Wilson was one of the three Commissioners chosen to lead the historic Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada, probing into the history and impacts of more than a century of forced residential schooling for Indigenous children. She discusses the powerful voices she heard from residential school survivors, their healing process and the “truths” they spoke. We hear some of their interviews.

Dust n’ Bones is a documentary that examines the legal issues, political controversies and historic mysteries that threaten the preservation and rededication of First Nations artifacts, burial sites, and remains. Framed around the impending transfer of funerary artifacts from the Royal BC Museum to traditional Cowichan territory, these themes are realized through the POV of traditional Cowichan former gravedigger, filmmaker and archaeological consultant Harold Joe. Complimenting both the personal and professional journey of Harold are the perspectives of the archaeologists, Elders, professors, and museum curators he encounters through his work. The insights of these subjects are told through one-on-one interviews hosted by Joe, as well as through dramatic recreations, archival and creative location footage that speaks to their experiences.

The Eeyouch of Istchee traces the history of the James Bay Cree of Northern Quebec from 1971 when Robert Bourassa announced his “Project of the Century” – the damming or diverting of all major rivers in Eeyou territory, to the present in four powerful episodes. The series speaks to the social, political, economic, and spiritual life of the Eeyouch as they defended their rights and built a modern Eeyou nation. This series is a powerful educational resource for the younger generation, showing where the Eeyouch have come from, what they have experienced, fought for and accomplished, what lessons they have learned, and what advice they have for the future.

Join Cowboy Smithx (the “x” is silent), a Blackfoot searching for his identity, and Chris Hsuing, a first generation Chinese-Canadian filmmaker, on a trip across Treaty 7 territory to rediscover their shared heritage. This film blends sweeping visual imagery and documentary storytelling as well as poetry and theatrical performance to bring to life the memories of the land and its people.

If you're an indigenous person living in a country that was forcefully colonized, it's all too common to find yourself underrepresented and misrepresented if not blatantly and systematically devalued and attacked. Positive role models and a positive self-identity are hard to come by, yet the Canadian DJ collective A Tribe Called Red, is a modern gateway into urban and contemporary indigenous culture and experience, celebrating all its layers and complexity. With multiple nominations for Juno Awards, the group's music, which blends traditional Latin and hip hop rhythms, heavy base-driven beats of dubstep, and the powerful and ancient music and culture of Canada’s First Nations, has attracted a growing fan base in Canada and across the world. Group members Ian Campeau, Tim Hill, and Ehren Thomas, discuss their lives, early musical influences and their role in building bridges between cultures by broadening cultural awareness and understanding of aboriginal issues from oil and gas pipelines, to reconciling the dark past of Canada’s residential schools. They are part of a vital new generation of artists making a cultural and social impact in Canada promoting inclusivity, empathy and acceptance amongst all races and genders in the name of social justice.

Etthén Heldeli: Caribou Eaters travels with Déné First Nations people in Canada’s north, as they search for the species so vital to every aspect of their lives – the barren-ground caribou. The documentary is a celebration of their rich ancient culture, and a visual document lamenting their traditions that could vanish, if the caribou disappear. The program follows Déné people as they hunt, harvest, butcher, feast, and celebrate the caribou, an iconic species that has sustained and defined their people for thousands of years.

Growing up, all Andy Bryce knew about his great-grandfather was that he wrote the first health code in Canada, and he lived in a big house in Ottawa. But that all changed the day Andy opened a box of family memorabilia. He discovered that his great-grandfather, Dr. Peter H. Bryce was the Chief Medical Health officer for the Department of Indian Affairs in 1907 when he reported on appalling health conditions in residential schools on the prairies. Bryce’s report was discredited by the department’s chief bureaucrat Duncan Campbell Scott, and Bryce was later relieved of his duties at Indian Affairs. But for the rest of his life, Peter Henderson Bryce would lobby for better conditions for Indigenous people. He went on to write Story of a National Crime – An Appeal for Justice to the Indians of Canada. In Finding Peter Bryce, journalist and teacher Andy Bryce traces his great-grandfathers story – from his childhood in rural Ontario, to his mysterious death on a cruise ship in the West Indies. He finds a brilliant and complex man who spoke truth to power and who could also inspire his grandchildren in the wonders of the garden. We are left wondering how many other great stories are to be found stored in cardboard boxes and forgotten filing cabinets.

Finding the Balance is about four Southern Vancouver Island nations — T’Sou-ke, Songhees, Esquimalt and Sc’ianew — coming together to protect and monitor territorial waters. Three divers are tasked with the job of surveying and documenting what lies under the water. It is a story about being Indigenous, about protecting the environment and understanding what’s not only above ground, but also what is going on below the sea and in the sea.

First Across the Line is a 13-part documentary series that explores the rich history of Indigenous athletes who have made significant contributions in area of professional sports and about how the youth of today are inspired to make their own personal impact in those sports.

This docuseries takes six Canadians — all with strong (and mostly negative) opinions about Indigenous people — on a journey that promises to turn their lives upside down, challenging their perceptions and confronting their prejudices about a world they never imagined they would see. Narrated by host George Stroumboulopoulos, First Contact has proven to be a compelling exploration into Indigenous culture in Canada.

This docuseries takes six Canadians — all with strong (and mostly negative) opinions about Indigenous people — on a journey that promises to turn their lives upside down, challenging their perceptions and confronting their prejudices about a world they never imagined they would see. Narrated by host George Stroumboulopoulos, First Contact has proven to be a compelling exploration into Indigenous culture in Canada.

In the harsh winters of Northern Alberta, a young man struggles to protect his childhood dream of living on the trapline in a changing world. Robert Grandjambe Jr. has spent his life on the land, learning from his mother, father and grandfather, and growing into the bushman he always knew he was. With encroaching industrial development and increasing family obligations, this may be his last chance to live his passion in the freedom of the wild, harvesting furs and food. In the remote village of Fort Chipewyan on Lake Athabasca, food security is scarce, and country foods harvested from the land have always been important. As more and more people leave the bush for the city, a trapper's life becomes increasingly isolated, and his family reluctantly accepts the lifestyle choices he has made, regretting his absence from raising his child. Determined to continue living in the natural world he loves, Robert finds freedom in a dying way of life, as he witnesses the mounting stresses put on the land by the toxic industries that feed and power our growing cities. Whether you are First Nation's or not, we all live off the land.

Kris Narghang is an archeologist who is reclaiming his Indigenous identity. Sarain Fox is an Indigenous activist and artist. They have been paired together to explore their own identity biases and beliefs while they journey into the Indigenous community and meet innovators who are harnessing Indigenous Knowledge as a way to rewrite history and transform the future.

This film exposes the health crisis facing the Indigenous community in Canada through the stories of three Indigenous women. These women who survived the residential school system in Canada take viewers through an emotional journey of abuse and trauma and exposes viewers to the negative effects of these experiences on their health. The women's stories, intertwined with community leaders and medical experts, accounts and sheds light on possible methods that will bring healing to a suffering community.

"Gods Acre" is the story of a older Aboriginal man (Lorne Cardinal) being forced to adapt to a constantly changing world. Climate change has altered the way people live, bringing droughts and floods to previously unaffected areas. And yet, a man continues to live alone in the wilderness like his family before him. Even before global warming and its catastrophic consequences, he was an outlier to society. His roots remained firmly planted in the customs his family passed on to him. However, every day the outside world's problems are landing closer to his doorstep. Water is rising and swallowing the land his cabin stands on. Now, he must abandon his birthplace or adapt to the new conditions.

The drum is very much a part of the social and spiritual fabric of life in the First Nation, Metis and Inuit culture. The drum healed people for many years until Christianity was introduced to the community and colonialism became the new reality. The drum represents the heartbeat of the community. Beautifully crafted animation combines with masterful storytelling in Anishinaabe filmmaker Michelle Derosier's film about a magic drum. For the Anishinabek, the drum is a revered object that brings healing. With this particular drum, now part of a museum collection, The Grandfather Drum is a timely film about the dispossession of Indigenous ceremonial artifacts. The film tells the true story of a First Nations elder. After his grandson dies, Naamowin builds a healing drum to restore balance and connection to his community. The program explores the heritage of colonialism and the subsequent trauma still deeply affecting First Nations communities.
** Most of this video is narrated in the Anishinaabe – Ojibwe language with English subtitles. **

From the Royal Proclamation of 1763 to the implementation of the modern-day Algonquin land claim, The History of Treaties in Canada explores the history, application and legacy of these foundational legal documents and how they continue to shape and define the often strained relationships between First Nations and the Crown in Canada. Written and produced by award-winning Métis filmmaker Matt LeMay.

The Impact of Colonialism in Canada: Prior to the arrival of Europeans, First Nations people were a richly diversified, self-sufficient culture living in various areas of Canada. Much of that changed with the arrival of the first Europeans. Colonization is the action or process of settling and establishing control over the indigenous people of an area disconnecting them from the land, their history, their identity and their rights so that others benefit. It is a basic form of injustice, and has been condemned as a practice by the United Nations. In this new production from award-winning Métis filmmaker Matt LeMay, we explore the history and consequences of the Canadian Government attempting to assimilate Canada’s Indigenous population. We explore the Indian Act, the establishment of the Canadian Residential School system, broken treaty promises, and the 60’s scoop. This video will educate the viewer as to why so many of Canada’s First Nation communities face serious sociological and economic challenges.

INDIGENOUS DAY LIVE 2018 is a music series featuring a 4×30’ HD repack of live concerts & solo performances from the celebration across Canada.

A collection of fifteen Indigenous stories from around Canada. Canadian Filmmaker Brandy Yanchyk will connect viewers to the “Signature Experiences” Canada has to offer. Travelling east to Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, all the way west to Prince Rupert, British Colombia and as far north as The Northwest Passage, Nunavut, Brandy Yanchyk offers a special and fresh perspective of Indigenous society within Canada. These Indigenous Shorts explore the various spiritual, individual, gender, and collective connections First Nations, Métis and Inuit have with the land and environment through art and the importance of this art in representing their history, culture, and practices.

Shot on the real-life Blackfeet buffalo drive in Montana and inspired by a true story, Iniskim follows a young woman's journey from trauma to recovery. By reconnecting with the ancient power of the buffalo, the timeless landscape of her ancestors, and the wisdom of her culture, her life in changed forever.

In The Footsteps Of Our Ancestors is an award-winning documentary feature and multi-layered community engagement project focused on the Canol Youth Leadership Hike: an epic wilderness trek in the homeland of the Shúhtagot’ı̨nę (Mountain Dene). The trail follows the historic WWII CANOL pipeline route in the Sahtú Region of the Northwest Territories. Tracing the abandoned remains of the Canol Pipeline project, one of World War II’s failed energy pursuits, the diverse team of youth, elders and community guides walk in the footsteps of the Shúhtagot’ı̨nę Mountain Dene, the Indigenous stewards of the land since time immemorial.
Faced with some of the most beautiful and unforgiving wilderness found in Canada, the team quickly understand what the realities of life in the mountains would have been like for their Sahtú Dene and Métis ancestors and the difficulties faced by the American Army in building one of the greatest constructions projects of the 20th century.
With each foot placed in front of the other, the hikers reveal an enduring message for future generations and showcase the power of youth leadership, the spirit of teamwork, and the tremendous potential we unlock inside ourselves when we are chosen by the land.

The Tlingit people have called the vibrant coastline of Southeast Alaska home for over 10,000 years and continue to practice a way of life intimately tied to the ocean and the largest remaining temperate rainforest on earth. Now, contamination from industrial mining is threatening the safety of the wild food sources that make Alaska so unique. Irreparable Harm gives powerful voice to the Alaska Native communities and conservation groups standing up to protect the cultural and ecological values that make this magnificent marine ecosystem an irreplaceable treasure.

In February, 2007, the First Nations Child & Family Caring Society and Assembly of First Nations filed a human rights complaint alleging that the federal government's provision of First Nations child and family services on reserves was inequitable and thus discriminatory under the Canadian Human Rights Act. On January 26, 2016, the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal issued a landmark ruling that found Canada guilty of racial discrimination against First Nations children. Featuring interviews with the Caring Society’s pro bono legal team, this short film explores the history and significance of this historic case through a legal lens. Thoughtful and engaging, the film is a must watch for legal professionals, educators, activists, and young people alike.

John started filming his own stories in 1998, co-writing and directing Songs in Stone, a documentary about the collaboration between his parents, James and Alma Houston, and the Inuit of Cape Dorset, that launched Inuit art onto the world stage. His Arctic trilogy continued with a quest for the ancient Inuit deity, Nuliajuk: Mother of the Sea Beasts, and was capped by Diet of Souls, a look inside the mind of the Inuit hunter.

A film directed by Shane Belcourt featuring Santee Smith, the acclaimed Mohawk dancer and choreographer of Kaha:wi : The Cycle of Life. A documentary dance journey through the spirit realm, into life, and the celebration of love and community. Celebrated performer, choreographer and artist Santee Smith interprets traditional Iroquois legends through contemporary dance in a cinematic restaging of her 2004 award-winning debut production KAHA:WI: The Cycle of Life. In this touching documentary, a gorgeous and transformative performance is translated effortlessly to the screen, telling us of sacred portals between the Sky World, the Earth World and the Under World. KAHA:WI is a performance film that perpetuates Iroquoian cultural knowledge, traditional æsthetics and expression in a contemporary form. KAHA:WI opens with an awakening of the spirit, or unseen life force, that manifests into human form. This establishes the spiritual presence that permeates throughout KAHA:WI. A thanksgiving prayer is given to all the living beings in the natural world. Iroquois people call themselves Onkwehon:we - Real People, meaning real physically. That is a distinction from spirit people. There is a concept of duality between this dimension and that dimension. We live in a world where things are real but the universe has other dimensions. The unseen are beyond our comprehension yet we need to communicate with the unseen, some people call that spirit. The human spirit possesses an umbilical connection to the spirit world.

Kateri Akiwenzie-Damm, poet, spoken-word artist and founder of the all-indigenous publishing company Kegadonce Press, shakes up aboriginal culture with poems based on the oral history of the Anishnaabe people.

In the Treaty 6 territory of Saskatchewan, a young couple, Andrea and Colby, who teach and do workshops to heal their community, narrate a message to their young daughter River-Jaxsen. The message, read from letters and journal entries that they have written to her since her birth, is filled with hope but also the challenges they face as a young Indigenous family relearning traditional kinship models to raise a healthy family. Their insightful messages reflect the hopes and dreams of a new generation of Indigenous parents who are fighting to heal colonial trauma and raise the next generation.

This moving documentary celebrates the healing and transformation of the Coast Salish people who were once students at the Kuper Island Indian Residential School. They called it Alcatraz. Kuper Island Residential School stood on a remote island off the coast of British Columbia. For almost a century, hundreds of Coast Salish children were sent to Kuper Island, where they were forbidden from speaking their native language, forced to deny their cultural heritage, and often faced physical and sexual abuse. Some died trying to escape on logs across the water. Many more died later, trying to escape their memories.

KWNKWNATUL (Sencoten word) Walking Together in Africa, is a film made by and about Indigenous youth from Canada. It is a global story of indigenous youth coming of age, traveling to Africa, learning and sharing their wisdom - part adventure film, part social justice documentary. Whether talking about the effects of colonialism, the hazards of squat toilets or how to grow a community garden, the sheer exuberance of these young adults’ energy and optimism is captivating throughout this film and gives us hope for their futures.

Lacrosse is Canada’s summer sport. Originally played by the Indigenous people of North America, the ceremonial game was a gift from the Creator and it had spiritual and healing purposes. Featuring interviews with Mohawk faithkeepers, traditional stick makers, players, coaches, and historians – and full of beautiful archive photographs and video – Lacrosse: A Nation’s Game is a compelling look at a game whose roots run deeper than Canada itself.
This program delves into Indigenous history, oral tradition, the history of lacrosse, the first exhibition game in 1834 between Akwesasne and Kahnewake players, the Oka Crisis, and more.

Cree artist Lana Whiskeyjack explores the transgenerational effects of Canada’s Indian Residential School system through art - a means to transcending the trauma. A cinematic observation of Indigenous artist Lana Whiskeyjack as she works to complete a mixed-media sculpture of a tortured face, the face of her uncle. Lana calls the piece "Losing My Talk". This brief study of an artist and her work helps us come to some understanding of the trauma experienced by Canada’s Indigenous people in the Indian residential school system, of its enduring effects on the children of survivors of the IRS, and of one woman’s journey to recover what was lost: dignity, identity, and voice. A story of resilience, Lana’s journey speaks of the power of Indigenous “ways of being” in our time. As a tool for Reconciliation, “Lana Gets Her Talk” formed part of a Cross-Canada Touring Art & Film Installation "pikiskwe-speak": An Invitation to Conversations in Reconciliation.

Follow the youth from the Cree Nation of Wemindji as they paddle 120km and 10 days down the Paakumshumwaashtik and Paakumshumwaau (Old Factory Lake and Old Factory River) to Eeyouch (AKA James Bay)! Following the traditions of their ancestors, for the last 25+ years, the voyage has allowed participants the opportunity to learn and experience Cree culture, connect with the land, meet new people, work together, practice perseverance in tough times, and develop new life skills. The trip retraces a traditional canoe route that their ancestors used to travel inland to the Bay and vice versa. The elders travel with the youth teaching them survival skills on many aspects of life. Narrated and written by Rodney Mark, Former Chief of Wemindji.

Maker of Monsters gives an intimate look into the life of one of Canada’s greatest artists. The late Beau Dick was a Kwakwaka’wakw carver from Alert Bay, a small remote village on the Northwest Coast of British Columbia. His remarkable masks have been celebrated across the global art scene as vibrant expressions of West Coast Indigenous culture and a sophisticated crossover into the contemporary art world. Dick had an unprecedented ability to tap into the collective memory of his people and breathe new life into age - old traditions.

CTV’s Annie Bergeron Oliver interviews Canada's Governor General Mary May Simon at the 73rd Frankfurt Book Fair where Canada was the Guest of Honour. May Simon says the path forward to reconciliation involves difficult but crucial conversations. “I think that role is very important because without that understanding, without the work that is necessary, reconciliation is going to be a very slow process. It’s a lifelong process, but we somehow have to speed it up a bit without being disrespectful to those that have been done harm to,” she said.

The ice is melting faster every year. "Melting Lands" documents how this affects the Inuit peoples of the Nunavik community named Kangiqsujuaq (how they live, how they eat, how they survive), animal life (how the melting ice has affected caribou, polar bears, seals, fish, birds etc), nature (how the warming temperatures have introduced new species of plants, insects etc), and the economy (how the warming temperatures affect the cost of imported food, transport etc.).

Northern Ontario - Oji-Cree: Merchants of the Wild is an ongoing series filmed in various locations across Canada. It mixes survival, nature and adventure, as six indigenous adventurers learn what it takes to complete a fur trade mission similar to the ones their ancestors would have endured in Canada over 400 years ago. Travelling in birch bark canoes, the brave group is taught by Elders and ‘Knowledge Keepers’, learning to make tools and use skills passed on orally through generations. These teachings are essential to their survival, as they take to the land with no modern technology on a voyage that will leave them forever changed. The diverse group must survive for 25 days, using their collective knowledge and courage to find food, make shelter, endure freezing nights and battle an emotional journey to reconnect them with the land of their forefathers.

Nova Scotia - Mi’kmaq: Merchants of the Wild is an ongoing series filmed in various locations across Canada. It mixes survival, nature and adventure, as six indigenous adventurers learn what it takes to complete a fur trade mission similar to the ones their ancestors would have endured in Canada over 400 years ago. Travelling in birch bark canoes, the brave group is taught by Elders and ‘Knowledge Keepers’, learning to make tools and use skills passed on orally through generations. These teachings are essential to their survival, as they take to the land with no modern technology on a voyage that will leave them forever changed. The diverse group must survive for 25 days, using their collective knowledge and courage to find food, make shelter, endure freezing nights and battle an emotional journey to reconnect them with the land of their forefathers.

Violence against women is a significant issue in society. According to the World Health Organization, it affects one third of women around the world. Violence against women is also a serious issue in Canada, unfortunately. One particular group of Canadian women merit special attention: Indigenous women and girls in Canada experience a scale and severity of violence that constitutes a national human rights crisis. The issue of violence against aboriginal women and girls is a systematic one with deep roots in sexism, poverty and racism. To properly address the situation, one must understand the history and impact of colonization on Aboriginal peoples in Canada. There has been a cycle of trauma and abuse brought on by residential schools, and by the 60s Scoop - where large numbers of aboriginal children were forcibly taken into the child welfare system. Government and church have interfered with First Nations traditional practices for over 500 years. This informative video gives an overview of the history of trauma and abuse experienced by Aboriginal women in Canada. We trace its roots from early colonialism in Canada to recent actions by the Canadian government, the Truth and Reconciliation Commission, and the release of the RCMP report on Missing and Murdered Aboriginal Women in Canada.

Examines the trauma experienced by the intergenerational survivors of Canada's residential school system. Mistissini Healing tells the story of two Cree young women who are healing from the intergenerational trauma they experience living in the isolated James Bay Cree community of Mistissini, Quebec. Survivors Maryjane and Dayna rise from unfortunate circumstances and find hope, inspiring them to work to improve their community for future generations on a reserve still struggling to cope with the appalling legacy left behind by Canada’s Residential School system.

Mohawk Ironworkers is a 13-part half hour documentary series that celebrates the steely determination of the Mohawk ironworkers of Kahnawake, Akwesasne and Six Nation said to be “The best ironworkers on the planet”. Using a mixture of dramatic HD “high steel" footage, on the job and home-life reality shooting and archival material, each half hour episode will present a fascinating visual and moving story of the Ironworkers and their families – as they face the reality of one of the most dangerous jobs on the planet.

MONKEY BEACH is a dramatic feature film based on the book by indigenous author Eden Robinson. Waking up in her East Vancouver apartment, Lisa (Grace Dove) is contacted by her cousin’s ghost (Sera-Lys McArthur). Returning to her Haisla kin in Kitimaat Village, BC, she works to save her brother, Jimmy, (Joel Oulette) who mysteriously vanishes at sea, while she contends with mystical creatures lurking in the nearby woods. This captivating allegory touches upon the challenge of coexisting with the ghosts that haunt us and spirits who might enlighten us. The film is about reconnection with the land, its denizens, and the secrets it holds. Monkey Beach, set in the magnificent forests and waterways of the Pacific Northwest, is also a testament to the ability of Indigenous women to not just endure trials but emerge from them empowered. Haisla cultural stories are woven into the contemporary lives of Lisa and her family, along with a cast of otherworldly characters including ghosts and Sasquatches -- the 'monkeys' of Monkey Beach.

Joseph Metatawabin Jr. tells the story of his life in his language, Omushkego Cree. Translation of his interview to English is by Edmund Metatawabin, one of his first cousins. Joseph was forced to attend St. Anne’s Residential School in Fort Albany, Ontario, in the early 1950s where he and other students were dehumanized and abused by priests, bishops, nuns and workers at the school. It was law, notably the Indian Act, that dictated that Indigenous children attend and live at the school where they were removed from the purview and comforts provided by their families and communities. There the children were brutally beaten, forced to eat their own vomit, and humiliated in front of other students. Childhoods were lost within moments of arriving at St. Anne’s. Once leaving the school, Joseph embarked on a healing journey by returning to the land and traditional ways. Throughout his adult life, Joseph’s objective was to lead his family and young people in the region back to traditional ways of living.

Filmed at the Métis Crossing Interpretive Centre in Alberta, this playlist gives viewers an overview of Métis culture and tradition.

The Métis are one of Canada's three official Aboriginal peoples and have played an instrumental role in shaping the Canada we know today. Narrated and produced by multi award winning Métis film maker Matt LeMay , The Métis in Canada provides the viewer with a compelling overview of the history, culture and heritage of the Métis people.

At the end of the 15 century two worlds which had stood apart for generations violently collided: The kingdoms of Europe and the indigenous nations of the Americas. Despite being divided by language, culture and technology, it was the things they had in common which drove them to war. The quest for power, the hunger for resources and the will to survive. From the centuries of conflict that followed empires, fortunes and cultures rose and fell. And two new nations would emerge to redraw the map of North America. These are the battles which shaped a continent. These are NATIONS AT WAR.

At the end of the 15 century two worlds which had stood apart for generations violently collided: The kingdoms of Europe and the indigenous nations of the Americas. Despite being divided by language, culture and technology, it was the things they had in common which drove them to war. The quest for power, the hunger for resources and the will to survive. From the centuries of conflict that followed empires, fortunes and cultures rose and fell. And two new nations would emerge to redraw the map of North America. These are the battles which shaped a continent. These are NATIONS AT WAR.

Join producer Caroline Cox and Host of Wild Kitchen Tiffany Ayalik as they take us on a journey through Canada’s epic North as they interview six incredible women as fierce as the land they live on. Northern/Her visits with these successful entrepreneurs, hunters, and survivalists showcasing their resilience and strength and offers a greater insight into what it is like to thrive as a women in the Northwest Territories.

Okpik: Little Village in the Arctic is a stunning and eye-opening documentary about one family’s pursuit to becoming fully self-sufficient, living off the land in a remote location on the north end of the Mackenzie River. Using local materials and traditional knowledge Inuit/Gwich’in Hunter, Kylik Kisoun Taylor will re-establish and re-imagine the lost practice of building an Inuvialuit log house with a sod roof with the intention of creating housing security in his traditional territory of the Beaufort Delta. Kylik builds his future at his off-grid camp and creates an opportunity for language and cultural revitalization. Filmed entirely at Okpik Village, 16 km north of Inuvik. Directed by multidisciplinary Inuk artist Tiffany Ayalik. Tiffany is from Yellowknife, NT and is Inuit from the Kugluktuk region. It was in the North, listening to stories from her elders, that she discovered her love of storytelling, and the powerful change that hearing a story can bring about. And: Inuit/Gwich’in Hunter Kylik Kisoun Taylor. His passion for his homeland extends to visitors in the film community who want to develop meaningful collaborations with the local community to showcase the beauty of the Inuvialuit region.

“We are going to fight for this place we call our home.” - Chief Earl Old Person
Our Last Refuge tells the story of the Badger-Two Medicine region, the sacred homeland of the Blackfeet Nation of Montana, and the decades-long struggle to protect it from oil and gas exploration. The film chronicles the epic saga of this unique landscape, stretching back millennia, and the current legal challenge, the outcome of which could determine the fate of sensitive and sacred lands nationwide. One of the highest profile conservation struggles in recent history, Our Last Refuge is the first in-depth telling of this critical story at a moment in time when the stakes are at their highest.

In Penelakut: Returning to the Healing Circle, a filmmaker returns to an island off the coast of British Columbia twenty-five years after documenting abuse at Kuper Island Indian Residential School. Penelakut: Returning to the Healing Circle looks at the dramatic changes on the Island and how the 'Intergenerational Survivors' have dealt with living in the shadow of their parents trauma.

The Protected Place is an area of land located in Caledonia, Ontario where the scene of a land reclamation took place in 2006 between Six Nations and the Federal Government. The community of Caledonia was caught in the middle and became the backdrop for violence and national attention. The perspective in the Protected Place is through a Haudenosaunee lens offering understandings not widely shared in the mainstream media at the time. Cher Obediah is Ojibway and Mohawk of the Turtle Clan from Six Nations Ontario with roots in Alderville First Nation. She’s an award winning filmmaker, a speaker, workshop facilitator and writer.

W5’s Sandie Rinaldo gives us a glimpse into the private life of Jody Wilson-Raybould, a trailblazer as Canada’s first Indigenous Justice Minister. She lost her position at the height of the SNC Lavalin corruption scandal when she refused to bow to political pressure; she could not stay silent and was ejected from the Liberal party. Her identity is rooted deep in the culture of the Quadra Island Cape Mudge We Wai Kai First Nation. At a traditional potlatch ceremony in 1976 her grandmother gave her the name Puglaas, meaning “woman born to noble people”. In the early 1980s her father, Bill Wilson, worked on constitutional reform for aboriginal and treaty rights under Prime Minister Pierre Elliott Trudeau. Bill influenced his two daughters’ career paths, identities and values. Jody's husband Tim has dedicated his career to the rebuilding of indigenous self-governance. In 2021 she wrote a book, ‘Indian in the Cabinet’, describing her experiences of marginalization and discrimination in Ottawa. She senses a current shift in attitudes as indigenous nations rebuild and she sees hope for substantive reconciliation. She’s out of the political spotlight for now but she was raised to be a leader and will take the next opportunity she finds where she can make a difference in the community and the country.

In 2019, after more than 90 years of perseverance and struggle, the Métis Government Recognition and Self-Government Agreement was signed. 135 years after Louis Riel fought and died for self-determination of the Métis, his vision has finally been realized. In The Métis of Alberta, we meet Holden Atkinson, a young cowboy from Black Diamond, Alberta, who tells us that his forefathers were also cowboys and worked for the Hudson’s Bay Company when it was founded in the 1600’s. As we see Holden compete in rodeos, he introduces us to his mother who has been digging through the archives in search for answers about her identity, and his grandfather who shares intimate memories of growing up caught between two worlds, and personifies the historical experience of the Métis people.

Josée Bourgeois is an Algonquin life-giving woman who is a part of a very important generation dedicated to the preservation and sustainability of her people. She is a Fancy Shawl dancer and a Jingle Dress dancer, who is very passionate about representing her people, the Algonquins of Pikwakanagan First Nation in the Ottawa Valley, and her culture. Josée discusses her father’s existence as part of the 60’s Scoop when 20,000 Canadian Indigenous children were placed in foster homes or put up for adoption. This and an early introduction to powwows helped shape Josee’s mission to connect with her culture. And this ultimately became a reason she dances. Her message is a statement of a growing strength of a people who once were banned from ceremonies and dancing. In this program, Josee gives us insight into the jingle and fancy shawl dances, as well as explaining the significance of regalia, too often confused with “costumes”. She provides insight into many historical truths such as the Buffalo Bill travelling shows that portrayed “Indians” as savages and cowboys as the ‘good guys’. Dancing provides healing and she encourages us to all to think about how we as individuals can play a part in the action of reconciliation. She asks that people attend powwows and begin to understand and open their hearts to her culture.

Red Earth Uncovered is a documentary series where a host investigates Aboriginal linkages and relevance to both archeological discoveries and ancient myths and legends. This series will take viewers on an adventure to places where world-renowned mysteries remain elusive. The possibilities and truths about what could be and how Aboriginal Peoples may have played a role in these well-known historical events and stories are uncovered. In each episode there are visually stunning sand art stories that are created and animated by the artist Marie Linda Bluteau (Art Bluto). Tom Jackson and Shayla Stonechild lead the investigation of archaeological discoveries and ancient myths to uncover how Indigenous Peoples may have played a role in historical events and legends.

Red Earth Uncovered is a documentary series where a host investigates Aboriginal linkages and relevance to both archeological discoveries and ancient myths and legends. This series will take viewers on an adventure to places where world-renowned mysteries remain elusive. The possibilities and truths about what could be and how Aboriginal Peoples may have played a role in these well-known historical events and stories are uncovered. In each episode there are visually stunning sand art stories that are created and animated by the artist Marie Linda Bluteau (Art Bluto). Tom Jackson and Shayla Stonechild lead the investigation of archaeological discoveries and ancient myths to uncover how Indigenous Peoples may have played a role in historical events and legends.

A Requiem for the Canadian Dream is a new short documentary film by LeMay Media. The film explores the history and impact of the Canadian residential school system through a collection of interviews with some of Canada's most influential Indigenous leaders. Beautifully shot with a haunting soundtrack. A Requiem for the Canadian Dream provides valuable insights into the Canadian residential school experience and shines a light into this dark chapter of Canadian history. Includes key interviews with First Nation leaders and educators Shawn Atleo, Dr. Mike Degagné, Dr. Marie Wilson, and Phil Fontaine.

Indian Residential Schools are a part of our shared history in Canada. Prior to European contact, First Nations people had their own education system, governing system, beliefs and customs. While some positive alliances were established, the arrival of missionaries and others kicked off a systematic attack on the traditional customs and culture of native communities. Through a series of government proclamations, acts and treaties, aboriginal groups across the country began to lose the land they depended on for survival. A major part of the treaty agreements was the establishment of a good education system for aboriginal children. As momentum for settlement of the west and the building of a national railway grew, so did the Canadian governments need to fulfill the obligations of these treaties. In 1883, Prime Minister Sir John A. Macdonald authorized the creation of three “industrial schools.” Thus began the misguided attempt “to kill the Indian in the child.” Between 1879 and 1986, at least 150,000 aboriginal children in Canada - almost a third of aboriginal children -were forcibly removed and placed into Indian Residential Schools. The assault on Aboriginal identity began the moment children took their first step across the school’s threshold. Their unique culture was stripped away to be replaced with a foreign European identity. Their family ties were cut, clothes replaced, and children were prevented from returning home. The telling of Canada’s history is not complete without this story. Some refer to it as a “cultural genocide.” Generations upon generations of aboriginal people have been affected by the abuse and horrors experienced in these schools. The Truth and Reconciliation Summary that was undertaken as an element of the Indian Residential Schools Settlement Agreement outlines 94 recommendations for achieving a full reconciliation between Canada’s native and non-native people’s. Interweaving archival footage with poignant interviews, this video, accompanying resource material and bonus material gives students, teachers and administrators an overview of the history and subsequent impact of residential schools in Canada - a timeline of events and crucial moments. It is the story of our first people. It is the story of their struggle to live in Canada. And it is a somewhat modern day story. Many of these people still live among us today. This program will help viewers begin to understand part of that story.

RezX TV is an Indigneous lifestyle show produced by RezX entrepreneur Chris Ross from the Red Earth Cree Nation in SK.

The Road to the Constitution: “We, the Métis Nation, are Otipemisiwak—the people who own ourselves. We have an inherent right to self-determination and self-government. For too long, Canada’s colonial policies denied this right. We were pushed to the margins in our own homeland. Now, by governing ourselves, we can determine our own future and build a strong Métis Nation based on Métis rights.”
Want to know more about Métis history and our culture of self-government? This video is a great resource from the Métis Nation of Alberta that explores the journey to having our self-government recognized in Alberta and Canada. Including interviews with Constitution Commissioners, this video is a great tool for understanding the fight to recognize Métis rights.

Expelled from their land on the Isle of Lewis in Scotland, Murdo MacLeod and his clan are given passage as ballast on a timber ship bound for Lower Canada. It is the late 1830s. Those who survive the voyage arrive in Quebec City with nothing more than axes in hand and speaking only Gaelic amongst the French and English population. Travelling on foot, they make their way to the region near Sherbrooke, ending up on Abenaki territory near Gould. There, with winter fast approaching, they find their only hope for survival in the hands of Canada's first people. Written and narrated by Burns, a celebrated Montreal storyteller, The Saga of Murdo MacLeod reveals the history of millions of Canadians whose ancestors found freedom and opportunity only through great sacrifice and the compassion of unlikely allies.

Shift is a short documentary about Indigenous youth from Carcross, Yukon who have spent the past 10 years converting their traditional trade route trails on Montana Mountain into a world-class mountain biking destination, and transforming their community and themselves along the way. A great uplifting story about healing, reconciliation, economics and community spirit. The film presents a modern twist on integrating the Indigenous community with their tribal lands. Instead of hunting, fishing and trapping, they are building world class bike trails, which are successfully attracting adventure tourists. This is where healing begins with meaningful work, connection to their tribal lands, having fun with other young people and contributing to the economic development of the community.

Skindigenous is a documentary series exploring Indigenous tattooing traditions around the world. Each episode dives into a unique Indigenous culture to discover the tools and techniques, the symbols and traditions that shape their tattooing art. Explore some of the planet’s oldest cultures and their unique perspectives on life, identity, and the natural world.

Skindigenous is a documentary series exploring Indigenous tattooing traditions around the world. Each episode dives into a unique Indigenous culture to discover the tools and techniques, the symbols and traditions that shape their tattooing art. Explore some of the planet’s oldest cultures and their unique perspectives on life, identity, and the natural world.

Skindigenous is a documentary series exploring Indigenous tattooing traditions around the world. Each episode dives into a unique Indigenous culture to discover the tools and techniques, the symbols and traditions that shape their tattooing art. Explore some of the planet’s oldest cultures and their unique perspectives on life, identity, and the natural world.

Skindigenous is a documentary series exploring Indigenous tattooing traditions around the world. Each episode dives into a unique Indigenous culture to discover the tools and techniques, the symbols and traditions that shape their tattooing art. Explore some of the planet’s oldest cultures and their unique perspectives on life, identity, and the natural world.

The Solstice Concerts is an intimate window into each artist’s performance and personality as they rehearse, perform and share their collective experiences being part of Indigenous Day Live.

A combination of the oral storytelling of Indigenous legends and scientific study brings to life this beautifully filmed documentary. “The Spirit of the Bears” seeks to demonstrate the deep bond that has united Indigenous people and bears for millennia. Karine Genest, a passionate adventure guide who has been working with bears on a daily basis for years, takes us to meet them. In French and English with subtitles.

In this program narrated by Norma Spicer, we look at Métis society as told through the voices of various Métis women. They share their passion for Métis history, culture and customs. They are the caretakers of traditional knowledge and are ensuring that the perspectives of Métis women are included in their history. In many ways, Métis women are the heart and soul of the Métis people. They are the strength in Métis families, communities and places of work.

Biosphere reserves are regions of global ecological significance that make an ongoing commitment to the United Nations to strive for sustainability. They are places where people are inspired to find ways to live and work in harmony with nature. This series explains what is happening in Canada’s biosphere reserves – the successes and the challenges of people determined to create a sustainable future for their communities. Come with us on a coast to coast journey spanning thousands of years to find out what makes them special, from geological, ecological, historical and cultural perspectives. We’ll also investigate the reserves as living laboratories by joining academics, citizen scientists and indigenous knowledge-keepers in their research to create a more sustainable future for both Canadians and the environments in which we live.

The story of Canada's residential school system and its traumatic consequences is one of the darkest and most troubling truths about our history, but the Royal Winnipeg Ballet suggested an unlikely - but powerful way for the country to learn and heal from decades of pain.

TSN's Rick Westhead sits down with former NHL coach of the year, Ted Nolan, to discuss the racism he faced during his career in professional hockey. Nolan talks about why he didn't get an NHL coaching job for a decade after winning coach of the year and why he's not an NHL coach now. An Ojibwe from the Garden River First Nation near Sault Ste. Marie, he felt like an unwanted visitor in the world of professional hockey.

Urban Native Girl is a 13 x 22-minute biographical documentary series that follows Lisa Charleyboy, an Aboriginal fashionista, entrepreneur, and urban Indigenous innovator as she builds her team and follows her dream to transform her online blog into a
glossy print magazine. We get to know key people in her life and meet some of the talented individuals behind the Aboriginal cultural renaissance, as we travel from Toronto to British Columbia with interesting stops along the way as Lisa traces back to her roots and returns home to the reserve to recount the memories of her past.

McIntyre Media is extremely proud to announce our partnership with Wapikoni Mobile, a mobile intervention, training and creative studio for Indigenous youth. This new collaboration gives you access to a variety of short films produced and directed by Indigenous youth across Canada. As part of our road to reconciliation, this is a wonderful opportunity to magnify the voices of Indigenous people and to hear their stories, share in their journeys, and discover their culture. In this collection of short films, you have access to stories about culture, music, creation, governance, Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, language, the two spirited community, and more. Filmed in various First Nation communities across the country including Cree, Métis, Anishnaabe, Coast Salish, Splatsin, Mi’gmaq, Dene and Inuit.

Thomas Snow, a Stoney Nakoda father searches his upbringing for wisdom on parenting his two youngest children in a colonial world. He finds himself caught between an unhealthy community on reserve suffering from generations of trauma and a technology-obsessed Western culture that is disconnected from the land. “How do you be healthy in a sick community?” Thomas asks. For answers, Thomas goes back to the Stoney Nakoda reserve to reconnect with family and Elders who helped him grow strong. What he finds is a childhood that encouraged him to range freely whether it was watching Saturday morning cartoons or going out on the land with his grandmother to hunt for moose. There was the constant presence of his community, land and his language as he was taken from one event to another. And then there were rites of passage and song to support him with each transition reminding him of what was important. It’s a different world today however. Thomas wants to bring traditional practices into their family life. But living far from the community which raised him, how will he parents his kids?

In the early 1970’s, the massive James Bay Hydroelectric Project came to this territory, a time when there was no recognition of aboriginal rights in Canada. The project would have a huge impact on their way of life. Faced with the threat, Cree leaders worked with the law to retain their identity and signed the James Bay Northern Quebec Agreement (Cree Quebec Governance Agreement) in 2012, a modern-day treaty. We Are the Eeyouch of Eeyou Istchee is an overview of the form of governance over this time period up to today.

Empowering connections between youth, water, culture, tradition and technology. Focuses on Cree youth from Wemindji (Eeyou Istchee, Northern Quebec) on their trip to South Australia to learn more about water and culture with people from Adnyamanthanha, Kaurna and Ngarrindjeri communities. The documentary shares wisdom, challenges, and practices related to water from a diversity of cultural worldviews. The film has made ripple effects among communities interested in water protection, especially when learning about water-related knowledge from different cultures. Viewers can exercise empathy, deep listening, and appreciation for different realities and viewpoints.

Wild Kitchen is a show based in the Canadian Sub-arctic about people who harvest wild food. From Indigenous hunters and multi-generational fishermen to pioneering homesteaders, Wild Kitchen, explores living sustainably off the land. Juno award-winning Inuit actor and performing artist, Tiffany Ayalik and her production team, travel to the remote wilderness to learn about wild food, its cultural significance, and the people who harvest it.