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Doc Zone ; season 6, episode 16
Eighth Fire: At the Crossroads
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Paul Morin
Denis Paquet
Description
Interviews with Aboriginal artists and community leaders about building new relationships between Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal Canadians now and in the future.
Duration: 45:16
8th Fire: Indigenous in the City
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Doc Zone ; season 6, episode 13
Eighth Fire: Indigenous in the City
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Ryszard Hunka
Charlotte Odele
Coleen Rajotte
Michael Sweeney
Al Lawrence ... [et al.]
Description
Looks at "Concrete Indians" living in urban communities.
Duration: 45:10.
8th Fire: It's Time
Alternate Title
Doc Zone ; season 6, episode 14
Eighth Fire: It's Time
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Neil Docherty
Connie Walker
Nathalie Bibeau
Jennifer Clibbon
Tony Coleman ... [et al.]
Description
Looks at improving relationships between non-Aboriginals and Aboriginals.
Duration: 45:14.
Anton Treuer: Everything You Wanted to Know about Indians But Were Afraid to Ask
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Anton Treuer
Richard Bonneville
Mike Aasen
Description
Author discusses his book of the same name which is meant to promote understanding between Native Americans and Euro-Americans.
Duration: 1:36:06.
The British Columbia First Nations Education System
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
First Nations Education Steering Committee (FNESC)
First Nations School Association (FNSA)
Description
Overview of system including history and guiding principles.
Duration 13:00
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.
[Cree Traditional Cultural Teachings]
Alternate Title
A Sacred Lodge of Learning: First Nations University of Canada
Breaking the Laws
Human Birth
Land Prophecy
Mossbag and Women's Teachings
Our Treaty Relatives
Pipe Laws
Protocol and Smudging
Spiritkeepers
Suicide
The Sound of the Universe and the Creation of Mother Earth
Treaties
Uncle's Four Laws
Wesakechak
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Sylvia McAdam
Description
Series of 15 short videos (approx. 5 min. each) on a variety of topics.
Crown-Indigenous Relations in Canada: Where Do We Start the Conversation?
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Pamela Palmater
Description
Speaks about ways to begin conversation: obligation to know the history; open your eyes to current realities linked to the past; be respectful allies.
Duration: 53:54.
Dene Laws = Mek’éé Dene Ts’ı̨lı
Alternate Title
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.
Engaging Native American Youth in Learning
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Trinidad Torres-Carrion
Jon Allan Reyhner
Description
Webinar discusses culture, community, and place-based education.
Duration: 1:08:34.
Engaging Youth with Indigenous Material in Libraries and Classrooms
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Debra Martel
Jan Hare
Allison Taylor-McBryde
Description
Panelists discuss strategies for selecting appropriate books and using them in the classroom.
Duration: 1:06:32.
Fight
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Ervin Chartrand
Description
Two Aboriginal youth at risk of not graduating grade 12 are introduced to boxing by a teacher in hopes of turning their lives around.
Duration: 44:31.
Flourishing in a World of Disasters: An Indigenous Perspective on Historical Trauma
Alternate Title
Inver Hills Community College's Student/Faculty Conference
Living in a Global Community: Addressing Critical Global Issues
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Anton Treuer
Description
Discusses the ramifications of past American assimilationist policies as manifested in the residential school system.
Duration: 1:30:52.
Full Circle: First Nations, Métis, Inuit Ways of Knowing
Alternate Title
Common Threads Resource
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Lillyanna Joe McKay
Chelsea Jane Edwards
Leonard Edwards
Kimberly Sheila Pumiotook-Nolin
Terrence Joseph Pumiotook-Nolin
Eelata Pamiotook
Tiffany Harrington
Teni Brant
Alan Brant
Suzanne Brant
The Blend Media Group
Description
Six teenagers from Ontario share their stories.
Teacher's Guide
Duration: 35:26.
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.
Herb Rice: Master Carver
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Herb Rice
Louise McMurray
Phil Ives
Description
Coast Salish totem pole carver discusses his art.
Duration: 26:26.
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.
[How to Make a Coast Salish Drum]
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Jorge Lewis
Description
Duration: 20:59.
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.
The Invisible Nation
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Richard Desjardins
Robert Monderie
Description
Film about the contemporary Algonquians of Quebec and Ontario.
Duration: 93:20 .
Accompanying material: The Invisible Nation: Lesson Plan.
[Jurisdiction and Education Presentation by Sharon Venne]
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Sharon Venne
Description
Cree lawyer speaks at the Karonhianónhnha School about the political landscape of Canada.
Duration: 48:25.
Kinàmàgawin: Aboriginal Issues in the Classroom
Alternate Title
Aboriginal Issues in the Classroom
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Carleton University
Centre for Aboriginal Culture and Education
Description
A documentary examines the difficulties experienced when discussing Aboriginal issues in post-secondary classrooms.
Duration: 42:39.
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.
[Native Storytelling Festival: The Real Story of the Quileute Wolves]
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Chris Morganroth
Description
Quileute Elder relates traditional stories and discusses the way Quileute culture has been presented in the Twilight books and movies.
Duration: 1:10:03.
Plant Wisdom = Dechı̨tah t’ahsı́ı nezheh met’áhodéɂá
Alternate Title
Nahe Náhodhe – Our Way of Life
Documents & Presentations
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Dehcho First Nations
Description
Describes uses of moss and the soapberry bush.
Re-Imagining and Indigenizing the Library's Role in Educating New Teachers
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Jo-Anne Naslund
Sarah Dupont
Description
Looks at the support offered by the library to the teacher education program, the integration of First Nations history, content and world-views, and the commitment to inquiry and research oriented education.
Duration: 1:08:10.
Remembering the Past: A Window to the Future: Stained Glass Window in Parliament Artist Description of Giniigaaniimenaaning
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Christi Belcourt
Description
Artist explains the elements in her work commemorating residential school survivors.
Duration: 13:32.
Saskatoon HIV/AIDS Reduction Program (SHARP)
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Riley Moynes
Jordan Haaland
Sheila Mann
Description
Brief video contains description of program and interviews with some participants.
Duration: 11:21.
Silent Thunder: The Search for Truth and Reconciliation
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Dave Patterson
Dave McGowan
Graham Hart
Description
Documentary focuses on three survivors and their experiences before, during, and after they attended residential school.
Duration: 45:22.
Spruce Tree = Ts’u
Alternate Title
Nahe Náhodhe – Our Way of Life
Documents & Presentations
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Dehcho First Nations
Description
Brief description of some of the uses of the tree.
Tipiskawi Kisik: Night Sky Star Stories
Alternate Title
Atima Atchakosuk: The Dog Stars (Ursa minor)
Achakapis: Little Spirit (Moon)
Makinak: The Turtle
Sisikwun: The Rattle
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Wilfred Buck
Description
Series of five short videos which look at traditional Cree understandings of astronomy.
Traditional Teachings: A Journey from Young Child to Young Adult
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Saskatchewan Prevention Institute
Description
Samples of teachings and life stories by Elders from Plains Cree, Dakota, Dene, Nakota and Saulteaux First Nations of Saskatchewan taken from the full length videoTraditional Teachings: A Journey From Young Child to Young Adult.
Duration: 9:37.
We Were Children
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Tim Wolochatiuk
Jason Sherman
Kyle Irving
Lisa Meeches
David Christensen ... [et al.]
Description
Film about the Canadian government's residential school system as experienced by two children, their stories and the lasting after-effects.
WARNING: Contains disturbing content.
Duration: 83:05.
Accompanying Facilitators Guide.
What Truth? What Reconciliation?: Understanding the Work of the Indian Residential Schools Truth and Reconciliation Commission
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[Schulich Law School] Mini Law School ; 4
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Mike DeGagné
Jennifer Llewellyn
Description
Executive Director of the Aboriginal Healing Foundation outlines historical background to the formation of the Commission; professor of law explains various aspects of the Settlement Agreement, the meaning of restorative justice and the need for establishing and maintaining a new relationship between Aboriginals and non-Aboriginals.
Duration: 55:52.