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Blackfoot Digital Library
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Adam Delaney
Description
Video of interview with Adam Delaney discusses how dancing has changed.
Part 1: Duration: 53:24
Part 2: Duration: 59:06
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.
Asivaqtiin: (The Hunters)
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Mosha Michael
Description
Film joins a hunting party made up of people from the Frobisher Bay Correctional Centre. Shows the hunting, killing and skinning of a seal and a caribou.
Duration: 13:20.
Beadwork Masterpieces: Native American Bandolier Bags
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Nebraska State Historical Society Brown Bag Lecture Series
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Tom Myers
Description
Discusses Native American art and compares essential elements and designs of beaded bags in northern and southern styles. Uses bandolier bag in Benjamin Rush's painting, Death of General Wolfe as one example.
Duration: 45:11.
Behind the Badge: "The Evolution of Policing in Aboriginal Communities"
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Patti-Ann Laboucane-Benson
Francis A.Campbell
Greg Miller
Native Counselling Services of Alberta
Description
Explores the relationship between with the Royal Canadian Mounted Police(RCMP) and First Nations people in Alberta and ways it can be improved.
Duration: 24:35.
[Beverly Hungry Wolf's Interview on Dance With the Unique History of Blackfoot Dance]
Alternate Title
Blackfoot Digital Library
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Beverly Hungry Wolf
Description
Interview discusses the different ceremonies and dances relating to culture and tradition.
Duration: 1:02:31.
Bridging Art and Audience: Storytelling in the Presence of Historical Art
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Anna Hudson
Jeff Thomas
Description
Transcript of discussion of curatorial practices in terms of accessibility and representation with particular emphasis on the Art Gallery of Ontario.
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.
Building Harmony
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Cynthia Block
Description
Looks at the three main objectives of the Office of the Treaty Commissioner: recognize the past, resolve outstanding treaty issues and revive the treaty relationship through education.
Duration: 11:59.
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.
Commercial Fishing
Media » Film and Video
Description
The 18-minute video, titled 'Commercial Fishing', records the activities of the industry on Lac La Ronge in the 1970s, including interviews with commercial fishers Sam and Jane McKenzie, George Bird, and Matthew Charles. The commentary is by James Halkett, who produced the program with Robert Halkett, John Halkett, and Maureen Matthews.
Historical note:
A video made by the La Ronge Communications Society for La Ronge Community Television about commercial fishing on Lac La Ronge in the 1970s.Completing the Circle: Healing Words about End of Life Spoken to Aboriginal Families
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Betty McKenna
Joan Pelletier
Lena O'Watch
Isabel McNab
Richard Poorman
Stanley Poitras
Alvina Poitras … [et al.]
Description
Elders from Saskatchewan discuss their beliefs about death and dying.
Duration: 54:01.
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.
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
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.
Fort Good Hope
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Ron Orieux
William Weintraub
Description
Looks at the Berger Inquiry and the perspectives of First Nations communities on building the Mackenzie Valley pipeline.
Duration: 47:12.
[Frank Weasel Head's Interview on Dance with the Unique History of Blackfoot Dance June 16, 2005]
Alternate Title
Blackfoot Digital Libary
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Frank Weasel Head
Description
Interviews Frank Weasel Head on his life and involvement with dance.
Duration: !:02:34.
The Future of Indigenous Health in the Time of COVID-19
Alternate Title
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.
The Gift of Diabetes
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
John Paskievich
O. Brion Whitford
Description
Depicts how an Aboriginal man decides to reconnect with his culture and regain his health when confronted with diabetes.
Duration: 58:24.
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
Alternate Title
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 Métis Lands in Alberta
Alternate Title
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.
How Raven Steals the Sun: Retold and Drawn by Quentin Harris
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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 Can Make Art ... Like Andrew Qappik
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Unikkausivut: Sharing Our Stories
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Jane Churchill
Description
Artist demonstrates the process of creating a soapstone relief print. Students then produce their own self-portrait. Accompanying material: Study Guide.
Duration: 11:24.
Illusions
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Patti LaBoucane-Benson
Francis Campbell
Rob Papin
Derek Powder
Bearpaw Media Productions
Description
Video explores the issue of involvement in street gangs from the perspective of former members.
Duration: 22:00.
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.
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.
[Karen English's Interview on Dance With the Unique History of Blackfoot Dance August 22, 2005]
Alternate Title
Blackfoot Digital Library
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Karen English (Many Fingers)
Description
Interview discusses spirituality and ceremonies.
Duration: 1:02:04.
[Kill the Indian, Save the Man]
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Ward Churchill
Description
Author discusses his book, Kill the Indian, Save the Man".
Duration: 55:57.
Mohawk Girls
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Tracey Deer
Description
Documentary about the lives of three girls from Kahnawake Reserve and the issues they face.
Duration: 62:48.
Educational Resource.
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.
Mother of Many Children
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Alanis Obomsawin
Description
Film examines the pressure put on traditional matriarchal societies.
Duration: 57:55.
[Narcisse Blood's Interview on the Unique History of Blackfoot Dance]
Alternate Title
Blackfoot Digital Library
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Narcisse Blood
Description
Video interview with Narcisse Blood discussing ceremonies based on a way of life and environment that is being destroyed.
Duration: 59:41.
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.
[Natuashish: Struggling with the Hangovers of Old Davis Inlet]
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The National ; February 8, 2005
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Peter Gullage
Description
Reports that virtually no progress had been made in programs and services regarding the Labrador Innu Comprehensive Healing Strategy in the new community of Natuashish.
Duration: 18:36.
nîpawistamâsowin: We Will Stand Up [Shorter Version]
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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
Related Material:
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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.
Rezonomics
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Ralf Kracke-Berndorff
Raul Paz Patrana
David Bartecchi
Description
Interviews various residents on the Pine Ridge reservation about what they do to survive on the reservation.
Duration: 51:34.
[Roland Cotton's Interview on the Unique History of Blackfoot Dance]
Alternate Title
Blackfoot Digital Libary
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Roland Cotton
Description
Interview with Roland Cotton about different kinds of dances and Blackfoot traditions.
Duration: 59:55.
Sigwan
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Alanis Obomsawin
Description
Children's story about a young girl who feels unwanted until she is helped by forest animals.
Duration: 13:00.
Smudge
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Gail Maurice
Wanda Whitebird
Michaela Washburn
Bonita Lawrence
Description
Aboriginal women discuss their spiritual practices.
Duration: 12 min.
Spiral of Fire
Alternate Title
Indian Country Diaries
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
LeAnne Howe
James M. Fortier
Carol Cornsilk
Vision Maker Media
Description
Documentary about the challenges faced by the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians and how they have combined economic development in the form of tourism, cultural preservation, and spirituality as a means to carry the tribe into the future.
Duration: 1:26:30.
Spirit Doctors
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Marie Burke
Bonnie Thompson
René Sioui Labelle
Doug Forbes
Mary Louie
Ed Louie
National Film Board of Canada
Description
Documentary about the work of Mary and Ed Louie, two traditional healers from British Columbia.
Duration: 40:04.
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.
Trudell
Alternate Title
Trudell Full Documentary
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Heather Rae
John Trudell
Description
Documentary about the life of John Trudell, as an American Indian activist, musician and poet.
Duration: 1:18:22.
Wapos Bay: There's No 'I' In Hockey
Alternate Title
Wapos Bay: episode 1
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Dennis Jackson
Melanie Jackson
Description
Three children learn valuable lessons in the first episode of a stop-motion animation series. Accompanying material: Wapos Bay: There's No 'I' in Hockey: Study Guide.
Duration: 24:01.
We Are All Part of Treaty
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Cynthia Block
Description
Looks at the arrival of the Europeans, First Nations teaching the newcomers survival skills, treaty negotiations and more.
Duration: 6:34.