2000-43, 67 minutes, NFB, 2006 Four Aboriginal filmmakers explore the realities of their lives in 21st century Canada. With humour and compassion, their films deal with a range of topics including Native culture/identity, Native traditions, Native art and street gangs. Request
2000-42, 104 minutes, NFB, 2004 In this film, Alanis Obonsawin returns to the village where she was raised to craft a lyric account of her own people. Request
23 Short programs about current issues, cultural identity and relations between First Nations & Canada VIDEO 5: #2000-39, 100 minutes, NFB, 1998 4 programs: Qátuwas: People Gathering Together, Osiem, Mi’kmaq Family: Migamoei Otjiosog, The Mind of a Child VIDEO 6: #2000-40, 73 minutes, NFB, 1998 3 programs: Laxwesa Wa, Strength...
2000-38, 8 minutes, NFB, 2004 When she was around 8, Lisa Jackson began to suspect that she was part Native. Then her mother told her that their Indian name was Nahmabin, or Suckerfish. Twenty years later, as she sifts through memorites and letters from her mom, Lisa constructs a portrait...
#2000-37, 24 minutes, 1996; This program presents the story of a Native woman and her fight to overcome an abusive and alcoholic family life, the demeaning experience of residential schools, early motherhood and a bout with her own addictions. Finding strength in a return to her roots and a study...
#2000-36, 57 minutes, 1992; In December 1990, 300 Lakota Sioux horseback riders rode 250 miles in two weeks, through bitter sub-zero winter weather, to commemorate the lives lost at the Wounded Knee Massacre of 1890. This program relates the story of how the Lakota Nation mourned the loss of their...
2000-35, 105 minutes, National Film Board On August 28, 1990 a convoy of 75 cars left the Mohawk community of Kahnawake and crossed Montreal’s Mercier Bridge – straight into an angry mob that pelted the vehicles with rocks. The targets of this violence were Mohawk women, children and elders...
#3400-2, 29 Minutes, 1999; Hear the story of Esther Shea of the Tongass Bear Clan, a strong community leader whose efforts are widely recognized to be helping the Bear stand up again. Witness her personal struggle to regain her native identity after it was systematically assaulted and forced into many...
#2000-26, 43 minutes; A documentary on cultural revival in Native American & Canadian communities. The film focuses on youth empowerment the value of traditional ceremonies and teachings and the impact these traditions are having on young native people. Request
#2000-25, 51 minutes; This film explores the spiritual and psychological nature of Northwest Coast Native masks. Featuring dramatic, rarely-seen ceremonies as well as interviews with native spiritual leaders, the film traces the meaning of native art and the effects of government policies which saw the banning of mask ceremonies. The...
