2000-63, 25 minutes This positive and breathtaking documentary gently shows how culture, language and storytelling are not a thing of the past, but are crucial to positive identity formation for people of all ages. Request

2000-63, 28 minutes, 2009 This film was created to highlight the unique experiences of Aboriginal Youth during the transition from elementary school to high school. Request

2000-62, 20 minutes, 2005 Young native people explore the meaning of being a native in a modern world while traditional elders highlight the past and the meaning of being managers of the land. Request

2000-61, 2005 About 45% of the children in care are First Nations – why is this and what are we doing about it? The program explores the truth about First nations children in care and suggests new ways of seeing the difficulties that we face. Request

2000-60, 25 minutes, 2005 An emotional story of First Nations Spirituality told in the first person by a Cree woman from Manitoba. Visually moving segments highlight the Sweat Lodge and Pipe Ceremonies as she explores the timelessness and the meaning of the Wheel that may be at the center of...

2000-59, 45 minutes, 2006 On June 11th and 20th, 1981, the Quebec Provincial Police raided Restigouche Reserve, Quebec. At issue were salmon-fisihing rights of the Micmac people. Because salmon has traditionally been a source of food and income for the Micmacs, the Quebec government’s decision to restrict fishing aroused consternation...

2000-58, 5 minutes, animated Follow an urban youth as he heads down the mystical Red Road, where the sweet grass grows, to re-connect and be inspired by new and traditional elements of First Nations culture. Request

2000-57, 56 minutes, 2008 While Mohawk high steel workers were building Manhattan’s iconic skyscrapers, Mohawk women kept their feet firmly on the ground – sustaining a vibrant community in the heart of Brooklyn. With Little Caughnawaga, filmmaker Reaghan Tarbell evokes the neighbourhood’s heyday, from the 1920’s to the 60’s, and...

2000-56, 18 minutes, 2007 Sébastien Aubin, a young French-speaking Cree of Manitoba’s Opaskwayak Nation, is learning about traditional Aboriginal medicine. Mark Thompson is a healer who received his knowledge of plant-based medicine from his grandmother and has chosen to teach Sébastien. The young man embodies today’s accelerated world but is...

2000-55, 78 minutes, 2008 In Club Native, filmmaker Tracey Deer uses Kahnawake, her hometown, as a lens to probe deeply into the history and contemporary reality of Aboriginal identity. Following the stories of four women, she reveals the exclusionary attitudes that divide the community and many others like it across...