SIGWAN
2000-49, 12 minutes, 2005; Sigwan tells a touching story of a young girl who is comforted and counselled by the animals of the forest. Written and directed by Alanis O’Bomsawin. Request
REDSKINS, TRICKSTERS AND PUPPY STEW
2000-48, 54 minutes, 2000; The complex issues like Native identity, politics and racism, then wrap them up with one-liners, guffaws and comedic performances. This film hilariously overturns the conventional notion of the “stoic Indian” and shines a light on an overlooked element of Native culture – humor and its healing...
CHIEFS
2000-47, 89 minutes, 2002; Chiefs follows Beaver C’Bearing and his highly talented team members through two seasons of adrenalin-pumping basketball as they strive to bring the state championship back to their Winder River, Wyoming reservation. But beneath the gruelling practices and the excitement of the games lies a poignant story...
TWO WORLDS COLLIDING
2000-46, 49 minutes, NFB, 2004 This is the painful story of what came to be known as Saskatoon’s infamous “freezing deaths” and the schism between a fearful, mistrustful Aboriginal community and a police force that must come to terms with a shocking secret. Request
SPIRIT DOCTORS
2000-45, 42 minutes, NFB, 2005 With a lifetime of experience in the ways of the Native spirituality, Mary and Ed Louie are steadfastly committed to the practices that keep them accountable to the spirit world, their people and mother earth. Request
SMUDGE
2000-44, 12 minutes, NFB, 2005 This film witnesses how a small group of Aboriginal women celebrate their rights to worship in the city, their way. Request
FIRST STORIES: Aboriginal Filmmakers tell their first stories vol. 1
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
WABAN-AKI: People from where the sun rises
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
FIRST NATIONS THE CIRCLE UNBROKEN
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...
SUCKERFISH: A native woman’s story of a mother lost and found
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...