SUBSTANCE ABUSE: SEEKERS II

100-36, 25 minutes, 2002; Must we completely abstain from alcohol and drugs in order to be true to our Aboriginal culture? Seekers visit the Onen’to:kon Treatment Center at Kanesatake “It’s not about surviving anymore. It’s about starting a new life and living it to its fullest”, says executive director Curtis...

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MOHAWK GIRLS

100-43, 53 minutes, 2005 With insight, humor and compassion, Kahnawake filmmaker Tracey Deer takes us inside the lives of these three teens as they tackle the same issues of identity, culture and family she faced a decade earlier. Request

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When Dating Turns Dangerous

#100-7, 33 minutes 12 years +  Sunburst, 1995 Addresses the growing problem of dating violence, describes the patterns it takes, and why abusers act as they do.  Offers effective strategies for helping a victim re-establish a normal life. Request

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A Kind of Family

#100-3, 54 minutes 15 years + National Film Board of Canada https://www.nfb.ca/film/kind_of_family/ The story of a relationship between a man and a boy, both who have become marginalized by society. Glen is a young, gay city councilor and Mike, his foster son, is a 17 year-old street kid. Their relationship...

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