1700-29, 42 minutes, 2017 Canada’s colonial practice of forcibly removing Indigenous children from their families did not end with the closing of Indian residential schools. It continues today in the form of provincial and territorial child welfare systems, which remove Indigenous children and youth at alarmingly high rates. Request
1700-28, 46 minutes, 2010 By the time Sonia Boileau’s grandfather Mitchell left the Shingwauk Indian Residential School in 1947 he no longer knew how to speak his native tongue. The institution had done its job well—Mitchell married and raised children, who didn’t realize until they had children of their own...
1900-30, 18 minutes, 2004 This documentary is about family group decision making, a restorative approach to problem-solving used worldwide that enables families to make decisions for themselves, in child welfare, youth justice and other situations. In the empowering spirit of FDGM, Family voices lets families do the talking. Request
#1400-28, 43 minutes, 2002 Victor, a young adult affected by FAS was charged with the crime of robbing a pizza parlor in October 1993. Although spurred by his cousin to commit the crime, Victor alone was charged and punished. This video, in 3 segments, provides insight into Victor’s life and...
1500-57, 35 minutes, 2014 This film explores family violence and restorative justice from an Aboriginal perspective. Featuring commentary from elders, community leaders and members of the western justice system. It examines the colonization of Canada, historic trauma, the western justice system and grassroots healing programs in Aboriginal communities. Request
1700-25, 43 minutes Designed for professionals working with children, youth and families, and shows parents and children using important skills for handling potentially difficult situations. Request
1700-24, 48 minutes, 2012 This film illustrates that there are obligations and opportunities to respond restoratively at every level of the justice system and that the public interest is served when the processes meet human rights obligations and satisfy sentencing objectives set out in the criminal code. Request
1700-23, 22 minutes, 2008 This presentation from the 2008 Aboriginal Justice Forum at UBC features Joe Solanto, PhD, who explains how trauma works at a physiological level as well as the effects of colonization and transmission of trauma over generations. Request
1700-22, 20 minutes, 2012 This film explores the fundamental differences in the idea and practice of justice in Aboriginal society versus western society. Request
1700-21, 68 minutes, 2009 This film features two brave First Nations women who challenged convention, bureaucracy and themselves to discover a healing process which included face to face reconciliation between them: one the family survivor of the murder committed by the other. Request
