2700-24, 54 minutes, 2010 Two Spirits interweaves the tragic story of a mother’s loss of her son with a reveling look at a time when the world wasn’t simply divided into male and female and many Native American cultures held places of honor for people of integrated genders. Request
3100-18, 29 minutes, 2010 A documentary examining the intent with which tobacco was given to us and how we have used it ever since. Request
3100-11, 29 minutes, 2002 This is a smoking prevention and community empowerment video that focuses on Native communities who are using progressive approaches in dealing with Tobacco misuse. Featuring native tobacco experts, health professionals, community workshops, personal testimonials and success stories – this program is one of the first documentaries...
3100-10, 39 minutes, 2003 Nechi Training, Research and Health Promotions presents this video addressing the problem of tobacco use among aboriginal people. 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
1700-17, 55 minutes, 2012 In Justice and Reconciliation, Dr. Joe Solanto invites to examine policies and practices which often result in social harm rather than an enhance cultural dialogue. He reminds us that acknowledging diversity in culture and circumstance in Canadian aboriginal communities is not enough; we must thoroughly examine...
1700-14, 14 minutes, 2010 Family Group Conferencing is a traditional process rooted in Aboriginal culture. This process is used worldwide by families involved in child protection services, giving families the opportunity to solve their own problems in an emotionally and spiritually supportive setting, framed in ceremony and guided by Elders....
