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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.
Apples & Indians
Alternate Title
Apples and Indians
First Stories
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Lorne Olson
Description
Humorous look at at the filmmaker Lorne Olson's journey to find his identity.
Duration: 5:09.
Artist Patrick Ross
Alternate Title
First Stories
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Ervin Chartrand
Description
Short film depicting artwork of artist as well as his hope for the future.
Duration: 5:47.
Beverley Jacobs: Indig.[enous] Resistance to Globalization, Part 1
Alternate Title
Beverley Jacobs: Indigineous Resistance to Globalization, Part 1
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Beverley Jacobs
Description
Speech by the President of the Native Women's Association of Canada at the Teach-In on Indigenous Peoples' Resistance to Economic Globalization, November 2006. (7 minutes.)
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
Alternate Title
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.
The Canary Effect
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Robin Davey
Yellow Thunder Woman
Description
Looks at the genocide of the Indigenous population over the past 300 years in the United States.
Duration: 1:03:10.
Carving Cultural Connections: Alternative School #1 Seattle, Washington
Alternate Title
[Students Carve Cultural Connections -- And A Canoe]
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Ken Ellis
Description
Looks at seventh grade students involved in an experience-based education project to built a traditional cedar canoe under the direction of Saaduuts Peele, Director of Carving Cultural Connections.
Duration: 8:01.
The Challenge in Old Crow
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Georges Payrastre
Claudette Jaiko
Description
Parents discuss concerns for the health of their children and develop a project to promote mental and physical fitness in the village of Old Crow.
Duration: 55:00.
Conquest: "Sexual Violence & American Indian Genocide"
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Community Media Center's Media & Democracy Lecture Series ; Feb.7, 2006
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Andrea Smith
Description
Presents a video lecture given by a scholar/activist on the topic of her book.
Duration: 1:16:30.
COVID-19 in Indigenous Populations: Not Repeating the Past
Alternate Title
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.
The Exploration of Northwest Coast Indian Art, 1774-2003
Alternate Title
[Contemporary Issues in Northwest Coast Native American Art]
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Bill Holm
Description
Lecturer discusses early collectors and the objects they acquired, and his personal experiences with the region's culture.
Duration: 47:35.
Finding Dawn
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Christine Welsh
Description
Documentary about the murders and disappearance of an estimated 500 Aboriginal women in the past 30 years. Accompanying material: Finding Dawn: A Guide For Teaching and Action.
Duration: 73:29.
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.
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.
Identity
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
e Counselling Services of Alberta
Murray Jurak
Greg Miller
Patti Laboucane-Benson
Description
Explores question of what it means to be an Indigenous person in the 21st century by talking to people from Dene, Cree, Blackfoot and Métis communities in Alberta.
Duration: 26:05.
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.
Inciting Memory: The Creative Process of HOCK E AYE VI Edgar Heap of Birds
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Edgar Heap of Birds
Elizabeth Gilmore
Daniel Pagliosotti
David Baysinger
Daniel Fonken ... [et al.]
Description
Focuses on the sculpture Wheel installed at the Denver Art Museum.
Duration: 29:04.
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.
Indigenous Peoples' Human Rights Initiatives: Voices and Stories of Indigenous Leaders Working for Human Rights
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Irene Bedard
Andrea Carmen
Carrie Dann
Oren Lyons
Bill Means ... [et al.]
Description
Video interviews. Requires a Quicktime plug-in to view.
Kanata: Legacy of the Children of Aataentsic
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
René Siouï Labelle
Description
Examination of the director's ancestors and the history of the Huron-Wendat nation.
Duration: 52:06.
[The Last Yoik in Saami Forests?] A Documentary of Saami Forest for the UN
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Hannu Hyvonen
Pauliina Feodoroff
Description
Looks at the decimation of the forests and habitat of the reindeer and the Greenpeace protests set up in old grow forests.
Duration: 54.15.
Maq and the Spirit of the Woods
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Phyllis Grant
Description
Tells the story of an awkward boy's encounter with a supernatural being and his subsequent transformation.
Duration: 8:29.
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.
My Indian Name
Alternate Title
First Stories
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Darryl Nepinak
Description
Short film follows filmmaker as he receives his Indian name.
Duration: 6:32.
My Village in Nunavik
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Bobby Kenuajuak
Description
Descriptive portrayal of village life in Puvirnituq on the shores of Hudson Bay in Northern Quebec.
Duration: 46:57.
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.
Nganawendaanan Nd'ing: I Keep Them In My Heart
Alternate Title
First Stories
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Shannon Letandre
Description
Short film depicts the sharing of traditional knowledge.
Duration: 6:23.
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
Related Material:
Full Version
No Reservations: Native American History and Culture in Contemporary Art: Panel Discussion
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Paul Chaat Smith
Richard Klein
Marie Watt
Duane Slick
Peter Edlund
Matthew Buckingham
Description
Artists discuss their work in relation to this themed exhibition which featured both Native and non-Native artists.
Duration: 56:07
Paradise Bent: Gender Diversity in Samoa
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
ReAngle Pictures
Special Broadcasting Service (Australia)
Heather Croall
Eva Wunderman
Alison Elder
Description
Explores the phenomenon of the fa'afafine, boys who are raised as girls, their traditional and contemporary roles in Samoan culture and how they relate to issues of culture, gender and the complexities of sexual identity.
Duration: 52:00.
Patrick's Story
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Doug Cuthand
Patrick Bird
Description
Documentary explores a young man's journey to turn his life around after attempting suicide.
Duration: 24.06.
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.
Qallunaat! Why White People Are Funny
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Mark Sandiford
Description
Humorous look at the culture of white people from an Inuit perspective. Accompanying study guide found here.
Duration: 52:08.
[Report Says Innu are the World's Most Suicide-Ridden People]
Alternate Title
The National ; November 8, 1999
[Davis Inlet: World's Most Suicide-Ridden People]
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Darrow MacIntyre
Napes Ashini
Brian Tobin
Description
Discusses a report released by Survival International, an Indigenous rights organization, which states that the Innu are under continual assault by the Canadian Government.
Duration: 3:17.
A Solemn Undertaking: The Five Treaties of Saskatchewan
Media » Film and Video
Description
Comments on the treaty relationship between the government, First Nations and other Canadians.
Duration: 13:17.
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.
Still Waiting for Justice
Alternate Title
Work For All: Films Against Racism in the Workplace
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Nadine Valcin
Description
Story of racism in the workplace and one man's struggle for justice against his employer.
Duration: 15:20.
Suaangan: [Pauline Gordon's Residential School Experience]
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Pauline Gordon
David J. Stewart
Description
Interview with a former Inuit student.
Duration: 24:21.
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.
Unrepentant: Kevin Annett and Canada's Genocide
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Kevin Annett
Louie Lawless
Description
Full version (1 hr. 48 min.) of documentary about abuse at residential schools which won Best Documentary at the Los Angeles Independent Film Festival and Best Director for an International Documentary at the New York International Film Festival.
Based on Annett's book Hidden from History: The Canadian Holocaust.
Waban-Aki: People From Where the Sun Rises
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Alanis Obomsawin
Description
Looks at the history and contemporary life of the Abenaki and the importance of basket making to their way of life.
Duration: 1:44:05.
Accompanying material.
Wapos Bay: A Time to Learn
Alternate Title
Wapos Bay: episode 5
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Dennis Jackson
Melanie Jackson
Description
Teaches the importance of listening to Elders and taking responsibility for your actions in episode 5 of a stop-motion animation series. Accompanying material: Wapos Bay: A Time to Learn: Study Guide.
Duration: 24:00