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Your Voice
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Cheryl Jackson
Emily Faries
Jamie Corston
Doug Davey
Description
Guests discuss challenges of educating Aboriginal children.
Duration: 27.56.
Aboriginal Justice
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Debra Parkes
Description
Reports that years after Supreme Court decision regarding sentencing in Gladue, Aboriginal over-representation has increased, not decreased due to systemic discrimination in policing and prosecution, and a lack of resources for providing community healing based justice.
Duration: 6:25.
Aboriginal Title
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Lisa Fainstein
Description
Discusses the tests used by the Supreme Court of Canada to determine whether Aboriginal title exists. Uses the Delgamuukw v. British Columbia case as example of the principle of first occupancy.
Duration: 7:17.
Anishinaabe Aadizokaanan: Our Teachings … Video Series
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Naadweechige-Gamig Wikwemikong Health Centre
FirstTel TV5
Bobby Osawabine
Thecla Neganegijig
Marie Eshkibok-Trudeau
Mark Eshkawkogan
Brian Peltier
Description
In ten videos, Knowledge keepers from Wiikwemkoong (Manitoulin Island) share thoughts and advice about staying physically and spiritually strong during the COVID pandemic. Six of the ten focus on identification and harvesting of plants for food and medicines.
Architecture As Ceremony: Use of Traditional Knowledge in Design
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Indigenous Architecture Lecture Series
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Patrick Stewart
Description
Patrick Stewart, Indigenous architect, of the Nisga'a First Nation in British Columbia looks at elements he considers when starting a project: architectural principles; traditions and culture; policy/local conventions and knowledge.
Duration: 53:06.
As I Am
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Work For All: Films Against Racism in the Workplace
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Nadia Myer
Janet Marie Rogers
Description
Uses portraits and poem by Mohawk writer, Janet Marie Rogers, to look at Aboriginal stereotypes in the workplace.
Duration: 4.03.
The Bear Facts
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Nunavut Animation Lab: The Bear Facts
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Jonathan Wright
National Film Board (NFB)
Inuit Broadcasting Corporation
Description
Humourous animated short involves a ill-equipped European "discovering" the Inuit homeland and promptly planting flags everywhere as a sign of ownership and an Inuit hunter's response. Accompanying material: The Bear Facts: Lesson Plan.
Duration: 3:58.
Building a Tipi: Video Series
Alternate Title
Gr K-12: The Tipi
Tipi Camp: Virtual Tour
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Miriam Thomas
Royal Saskatchewan Museum
Description
Six videos explain the steps in the construction of the traditional buffalo hide tipi which was created for the First Nations Gallery of the Royal Saskatchewan Museum. They are: preparing the hides, tanning the hides, sewing the hides, setting up the tipi, blessing the tipi, and tipi living.
Accompanied by a virtual tour of the tipi camp in the First Nations Gallery.
Camp Setup = Dechı̨tah ats’et’ı̨ gha seenı ́ots’ı̨ ́ ɂáh
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Nahe Náhodhe – Our Way of Life
Documents & Presentations
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Dehcho First Nations
Description
Describes setting up a tent and benefits of spruce matting.
Caring Across Boundaries: Is This Our Canada?
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Is This Our Canada? How Racial Discrimination in Children's Services Undermines the Potential of This Generation of First Nations Children and What You Can do to Help
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Cindy Blackstock
Description
Executive Director of First Nations Child and Family Caring Society of Canada speaks on inequities in funding for Aboriginal children, focusing on Jordan's Principle, Shannen's Dream, and the discrimination complaint lodged with the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal.
Part 2
Part 3
Part 4
Part 5 (slide show)
Total Duration: 41:88.
Chamakese & Gladue "Irresistable"
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Jason Chamakese
Robert Gladue
Description
Presents a video of Jason Chamakese and Robert Gladue performing, using flute, hand drum and singing, at the 7th annual Aboriginal Music Festival in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan.
Connect and Divide: The Cell: A Conversation with Edward Poitras
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Border Zones.ca: The Ideas Behind the Exhibit, 23 January-12 September 2010
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Karen Duffek
Edward Poitras
Description
Artist discusses his work in terms of the concept of boundaries in relation to communities and individuals.
Duration: 9:08.
COVID-19 in Indigenous Populations: Not Repeating the Past
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COVID-19 Indigenous: Are We Pandemic Ready?: A National Lens
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Diane Longboat
Rodney Haring
Isadore Day Wiindawtegowini
Description
Duration: 1:28:50.
[Cree Star Stories]
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Wilfred Buck
Description
Science facilitator from the Opaskwayak Cree Nation (Manitoba) tells stories associated with stars, discusses how culture and spirituality are intertwined with Indigenous knowledge, his ideas about gathering together Elders from all nations to share their people's star stories, and his mission to distribute portable planetariums.
Duration: 1:14:20.
Current Health Services, Chapter 3
Alternate Title
[Implementing the Vision] ; Chapter 3
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
First Nations Health Council
Description
Chapter 3 of series looks at the health care system including limitations in decision making and governance.
Duration: 5:52.
Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Brenda Gunn
Description
Discusses the rights and principles contained in the United Nations General Assembly's resolution and how they apply in Canada.
Duration: 7:54.
Decolonizing Research: Collecting Two-Spirit Data in Culturally Affirming Ways
Alternate Title
KT Connects
Two-Spirit in Health Research
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Harlan Pruden
Description
Webinar presenter discusses Two-Spirit identity and the differences between that and non-Indigenous concepts and understandings of LGBTQI, the Two-Spirit Dry Lab, practical advice on best practices, and recently published guidance.
Duration: 47:52.
Dene Laws = Mek’éé Dene Ts’ı̨lı
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Nahe Náhodhe – Our Way of Life
Documents & Presentations
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Dehcho First Nations
Description
Elders' brief descriptions of nine rules to live by.
Duty to Consult
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Gerald Heckman
Description
Discusses the right of Aboriginal title and duty to consult. Presents examples where Aboriginal people and the Crown have come together to reach an agreement.
Duration: 7:30.
The Future of Indigenous Health in the Time of COVID-19
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Developing a Strategy to Re-Open during Wave 2 of COVID-19
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Evan Adams
Lisa Richardson
Description
Webinar.
Duration: 1:00:01.
Getting the Indians Out of Town: Race and Space in Victoria's History
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City TalksLecture
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
John Lutz
Description
Scholar, teacher and historian looks at the mystery of the vanishing Aboriginals and how colonialism affected Indigenous space in urbanizing Victoria.
Duration: 1:17:58
Grandfather Teachings with Elder Hazel
Alternate Title
Grandfather Teachings with Elder Hazel Video Response: Grades 6-8 Teacher Package
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Royal Saskatchewan Museum
Description
In a series of videos Elder Hazel Dixon discusses the seven principles underlying the Indigenous approach to life: wisdom, love, respect, courage, honest, humility and truth.
Accompanying material: Grandfather Teachings with Elder Hazel Video Response: Grades 6-8 Teacher Package.
The Highway of Tears
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VPRO Documentary
[Where Women Go Missing in Canada]
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Emy Koopman
VPRO
Description
Documentary about the dozens of murdered and missing Indigenous women and girls who have disappeared on the stretch of highway between Prince George and Prince Rupert, British Columbia. Focuses on the family of Ramona Lisa Wilson, whose murder remains unsolved after twenty-five years.
Duration: 50:10.
History of Aboriginal Child and Family Service
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Wendy Whitecloud
Description
Discusses the history non-native social workers within Aboriginal communities and the beginning of First Nations' control of child welfare.
Duration: 7:11.
History of Métis Lands in Alberta
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Families on the Move: Scrip and Stories of Migration
Métis Archaeology, Land, and Rights in Alberta
Métis Land: Rights & Scrip Conference
Métis Scrip and the Edmonton River Lot Inhabitants
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Kisha Supernant
Alice Glaze
Leah Hrycun
Description
Three presentations: "Métis Archaeology, Land, and Rights in Alberta", "Families on the Move: Scrip and Stories of Migration", and "Métis Scrip and the Edmonton River Lot Inhabitants". Followed by question and answer period.
Duration: 1:39:37.
History of Modern Aboriginal Law
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Bob Atkin
Sacha Paul
Description
Highlights significant court decisions which established the principles of current law.
Duration: 11:38.
How Raven Steals the Sun: Retold and Drawn by Quentin Harris
Alternate Title
Indigenous Education Films
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Quentin Harris
Description
Salish artist retells the traditional story while drawing step-by-step visual interpretation.
Duration: 1:30:23.
I Am But a Little Woman
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Nunavut Animation Lab
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Gyu Oh
Description
Animated version of a poem written in 1927. No dialogue. Acommpanying material: I am But a Little Woman: Lesson Plan.
Duration: 4:39.
Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic/Syndemic on Indigenous Peoples in Canada & USA
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Niigaan Sinclair
Kiera Ladner
Valerie Gideon
Evan Adams
Bonnie Healy
Courtney Skye
Kim Pate
Julliette Nicolet
Megan Minoka Hill
Damien Lee
Description
Online conference consists of two panels which address the questions "How might data better help us understand the unequal effects of COVID-19 and ensure Indigenous capacity, preparedness and resilience?' and 'How has the community experienced COVID-19?'.
Duration: 3:04:32.
The Inconvenient Indian
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Michelle Latimer
National Film Board of Canada (NFB)
90th Parallel Productions
Stewart Henderson
Justine Pimlott ... [et al.]
Description
Documentary inspired by the non-fiction book of the same name by Thomas King explores historical attitudes and efforts to colonize Indigenous peoples and contemporary expressions of resistance.
Duration: 1h, 29 min.
Indian Residential School Litigation
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Karen Busby
Description
Looks at suits filed by residential school survivors against the Canadian government for loss of culture, spirituality and physical and sexual abuse.
Duration: 7:13.
Indian Residential Schools and Aboriginal Criminality
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
David Milward
Description
Discusses how being raised in a unhealthy social environment and having cultural practices repressed contributed to Aboriginal criminality.
Duration: 6:35.
Indigenous Architecture and Placekeeping: Roundtable Webinar
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Douglas Cardinal
Tamarah Begay
Daniel Glenn
Description
Panel members discuss their participation in the Unceded: Voices of the Land exhibit, how they incorporate Indigenous worldviews into their practice, the importance of consulting with communities, and furthering decolonization when designing buildings.
Duration: 1:44:25.
Indigenous Women in Community Leadership Case Studies: St. Mary's Maliseet First Nation Fredericton, New Brunswick
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Alma Brooks
Catherine Martin
Candice Paul
Jayme O'Donnell
Description
Story about economic development originally based on bingo revenue and future directions for the community.
Duration: 16:09.
Joseph Boyden and John Ralston Saul. Part Five
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Joseph Boyden
John Ralston Saul
Description
Joseph Boyden and John Ralston Saul discuss their books from the Extraordinary Canadians series.
"October 12, 2010, Toronto Reference Library."
Duration: 6:38.
Joseph Boyden and John Ralston Saul. Part Four
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Joseph Boyden
John Ralston Saul
Description
Joseph Boyden and John Ralston Saul discuss their books from the Extraordinary Canadians series.
"October 12, 2010, Toronto Reference Library."
Duration: 9:57.
Joseph Boyden and John Ralston Saul. Part One
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Joseph Boyden
John Ralston Saul
Description
Joseph Boyden and John Ralston Saul discuss their books from the Extraordinary Canadians series.
"October 12, 2010, Toronto Reference Library."
Duration: 9:31.
Joseph Boyden and John Ralston Saul. Part Six
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Joseph Boyden
John Ralston Saul
Description
Joseph Boyden and John Ralston Saul discuss their books from the Extraordinary Canadians series.
"October 12, 2010, Toronto Reference Library."
Duration: 4:55.
Joseph Boyden and John Ralston Saul. Part Three
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Joseph Boyden
John Ralston Saul
Description
Joseph Boyden and John Ralston Saul discuss their books from the Extraordinary Canadians series.
"October 12, 2010, Toronto Reference Library."
Duration: 9:39.
Joseph Boyden and John Ralston Saul. Part Two
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Joseph Boyden
John Ralston Saul
Description
Joseph Boyden and John Ralston Saul discuss their books from the Extraordinary Canadians series.
"October 12, 2010, Toronto Reference Library."
Duration: 9:57.
Journey From the Shadows
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Atlantic Policy Congress of First Nations Chiefs Secretariat
Description
Stories from residential school survivors and descendants of survivors.
Duration: 44:59.
[Kevin Annett: The Truth About the Canadian Residential School Massacres]
Alternate Title
Face to Face
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Jack Etkin
Kevin Annett
Description
Discusses the genocide of indigenous children and the film, Unrepentant: Kevin Annett and Canada's Genocide.
Duration: 54:41.
A Knowledge Gap, Chapter 2
Alternate Title
[Implementing the Vision] ; Chapter 2
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
First Nations Health Council
Description
Chapter 2 of series comments on the effects of residential schools and colonization on First Nations health.
Duration: 5:13.
The Legacies of Colonization: Apartheid in Small Town British Columbia
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City TalksLecture
The City Talks
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Leonie Sandercock
Description
Leonie Sandercock discusses documentary, Finding Our Way a documentary about Burns Lake municipality, the reserve in the middle and the Carrie Nation.
Duration: 47.12.
Lumaajuuq
Alternate Title
Nunavut Animation Lab
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Alethea Arnaquq-Baril
Description
Animated short tells story of a woman who blinds and mistreats her son, a loon that restores his vision, and the act of revenge which turns her into a narwahl. Part of a legend. Accompanying material: Lumaajuuq: Lesson Plan.
Duration: 7:36.
Mils and Eekwol feat. Luckyiam - "The Gauntlet" Music Video
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Mils
Eekwol
Description
Presents a music video titled, "The Guantlet" by Mils and Eekwol feat. Luckyiam.
Moose Hide = Golǫdhéh
Alternate Title
Nahe Náhodhe – Our Way of Life
Media » Film and Video
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Dehcho First Nations
Description
Describes the process of preparing and curing moose hide.
National Aboriginal Day 2010
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Indian and Northern Affairs Canada
Description
Presents various individual's perspectives on what National Aboriginal Day means to them.
National Indigenous Justice Summit - Panel 3 - Community-Based Calls for Action
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Drew Lafond
Judith Sayers
Beverly Jacobs
Niigaanwewidam Sinclair
Michelle Audette ... [et al.]
Description
A virtual summit to discuss the need for a mobilization effort by Indigenous communities for judicial reform.
nîpawistamâsowin: We Will Stand Up [Shorter Version]
Alternate Title
A young Cree man's death raised disturbing questions of racism in our legal system
CBC Docs POV
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Tasha Hubbard
Bonnie Thompson
Jon Montes
George Hupka
Downstream Documentary Productions Inc.
National Film Board of Canada [NFB]
Description
A shorter version of the documentary examining the impact on Indigenous-white relations from the trail and acquittal of Gerald Stanley's regarding the fatal shooting of Cree man Colton Boushie.
Duration: 44:03
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