Irma school created the video, Eagle Feather, Sweetgrass and Indigenous Learning, detailing the journey of their students who have had the opportunity to be gifted the knowledge from Elder Clifford Cardinal.
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Every year Prairie Rivers Reconciliation Committee hosts a conference, you can watch some of the sessions from this year’s event ē-nīso pimohtēyahk/Walking Forward Together. Topics available include nation building, the importance of beading, youth perspectives, and working together.
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We Matter believes Indigenous youth are healers and changemakers, and with the right support and resources, can be the ones to inspire and uplift other Indigenous youth and their communities! Visit the website to watch videos from Indigenous role models, check out resources, and engagement in activities.
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The rights of First Nations children take centre stage in We Can’t Make the Same Mistake Twice. The documentary follows the historic court case filed by the Assembly of First Nations and the Child and Family Caring Society of Canada against the federal government, and filmmaker Alanis Obomsawin exposes generations of injustices endured by First Nations children living on reserves and their families.
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Watch People of the Buffalo Nation where Joely BigEagle-Kequahtooway from the Buffalo People Arts Institute tells the story of the “Pile of Bones” name of Regina, and the history of the bison across North America.
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Everything is Connected is a documentary project led jointly by the Sixties Scoop Indigenous Society of Saskatchewan (SISS) and Iskwewuk-E-wichiwitochik. The project highlights how intergenerational trauma and the separation of Indigenous children from their families are connected to the issue of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls.
Read MoreThe Wîcihitowin Indigenous Engagement Conference, gives survivors a platform to share their voices and teachings with the hope of inspiring respectful engagement and meaningful inclusion of Indigenous peoples’ within the community, and the creation of resources and tools needed to create culturally respectful organizations.
Sessions from the 2021 Wîcihitowin Conference have been made available and put online
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Experience stories from the cities you thought you knew, with Indigenous Cities, an audio storytelling experience, from Indigenous artists living in the cities known as Vancouver, Saskatoon, and Ottawa
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Enoch Animated is a YouTube channel that brings the stories of Enoch Cree Nation elders to life. There are 24 short videos (one or two minutes long)and they entertainment and education for Indigenous and non-Indigenous people alike.
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Watch this video by the team at Wanuskewin Heritage Park: Bannock and Learning with Chef Jenni Lessard and Cultural Interpreter Honey Constant
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Angry Inuk is an Indigenous feature-length documentary film written and directed by Alethea Arnaquq-Baril that shows the Inuit seal hunt, as the hunt is a vital means for Inuit peoples to sustain themselves and looks at those people standing in opposition.
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Future Pathways Fireside Chat series of videos from Indigenous role models in activism, the arts, community development, education, business, health, skilled trades, sports and more. They share messages of hope, resilience, and perseverance, while highlighting the lessons learned from their support systems, careers, and personal choices.
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Learn from Anishnaabe and Cree knowledge holders by watching the Visiting with Anishnaabe and Cree knowledge holders video series created by Nipissing University.
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What can three Elders, a producer and a filmmaker do during COVID times? They decided to meet every week for 12 weeks on the Library Services for Saskatchewan Aboriginal Peoples YouTube Channel. Meet the Kohkoms, Donna Lynn Lerat, Gloria Myo and Donna Merasty, as they learn about each other, share their stories, navigate a COVID-19 world, and take their first steps in to professional theatre.
Read MoreWatch, the Call for Equitable Indigenous Healthcare in Canada: Nation to Nation Collaboration. The film includes interviews with Indigenous traditional Knowledge Keeper Rose Richardson and her husband, healthcare patient Mayor Ric Richardson, as well as Director of Surgical Oncology at the University of Saskatchewan Dr. Gary Groot.
Read MoreWatch these videos created by Gabriel Dumont Local 11 to learn more about the culture and history of the Métis:
Lii Vyeu Moond Kiiwaywuk Sur La Tayr | Youth and Elders, Learning Together on the Land
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Survivors and children of survivors of the Saskatoon Survivors Circle shared their stories of residential school and what Orange Shirt Day means to them in this 2020 initiative. Watch their stories
Thank you to Nutrien for their support and being our Community Investor on this project and to the Saskatoon Survivors Circle for their willingness to share difficult truths.
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Brown Town Muddy Water honours the relationship between Indigenous people and the meeting place known as The Forks.
This film chronicles musicians who shaped Winnipeg’s main street in the 1960’s like the late Percy Tuesday, Errol Ranville and Billy Joe Green. For the emerging urban Aboriginal community, echoes of home sounded through music, dance, story and gatherings. Peoples lived experiences of emergence, segregation, racism, camaraderie and resistance are as resilient as the downtown streets of Winnipeg. The professional musicians that grew up on this notorious strip paved the road to success for forthcoming generations of Indigenous artists.
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In the documentary Birth of A Family, three sisters and a brother meet for the first time. Removed from their young Dene mother during the Sixties Scoop, they were separated as infants and adopted into families across North America.
Betty Ann, Esther, Rosalie, and Ben were only four of the 20,000 Indigenous Canadian children taken from their families between 1955 and 1985, to be either adopted into white families or live in foster care. As the four siblings piece together their shared history, their connection deepens, and their family begins to take shape.
Read MoreThe National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation is the permanent home for all statements, documents, and other materials gathered by the Truth and Reconciliation Commission. Learn more about their work.
The centre created this video to explain their work keeping the issues of Truth and Reconciliation alive.
Read MoreThis 10 song album by Gord Downie (the Tragically Hip) tells the story of 12-year-old Chanie Wenjack of Marten Falls First Nation. Young Chanie escaped from Cecilia Jeffrey Indian Residential School in 1966 and died while trying to make his way home.
Read MoreThis video by the First Nations Health Authority looks at how the social determinants of health affect Indigenous communities.
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Look at the National Film Board’s website to find short films for younger learners (ages 6 – 11) by Indigenous filmmakers from across Canada.
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Indigenous Children’s TV Shows
The Aboriginal Peoples Television Network has many Indigenous children’s TV shows to choose from, including for example Louis Says, a show about an Aboriginal elder who speaks mostly Cree and a 10-year old boy who speaks only English. Some episodes can also be watched online.
Read MorePilgrimage for Indigenous Rights is a documentary recording the experience of Settler and Indigenous walkers as they advocate for Bill-262 and the adoption of the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous People. Check out this 30min YouTube video to learn about UNDRIP.
Read MoreTwo Spirits, One Voice is a community-based initiative that seeks to bolster supports for persons that identify both as LGBTQ and Indigenous: Two Spirit people. Start by watching their 16 minute video!
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Elder in the Making is a 95 minute documentary about a Blackfoot First Nation man and a Chinese Canadian newcomer embarking on a spiritual journey across traditional Blackfoot territory rediscovering their shared heritage.
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Reserve 107 is a documentary about recent Reconciliation initiatives in the prairies. The film documents the Reconciliation of land between the Young Chippewayan First Nation and the town of Laird, Saskatchewan.
Read MoreHeartspeak is about sharing stories that inspire and providing inspirational educational media to support well-being and success. In this segment, Senator Murray Sinclair (Chair, Truth & Reconciliation Commission) provides background on the history of residential schools and the work of the Truth & Reconciliation Commission. He highlights the need to teach the history and intergenerational impact of residential schools and our shared responsibility to forge a new relationship of mutual respect and trust.
Read MoreStolen Children is an 18 minute video from CBC News show The National, which demonstrates how Residential Schools affected survivors and their children and grandchildren.
Read MoreMuffins for Granny Excerpt
Telling the urgent story of how the Canadian residential school system affected her grandmother’s life, filmmaker Nadia McLaren weaves together home movies with accounts from seven other survivors to document this painful period of Canadian history.
We Were Children at the National Film Board
This National Film Board film explores the residential school experience through the perspective of two children. This film has disturbing content that would not make it suitable for youth.
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In 2015, the Wawahte book was made into an educational documentary that combines archival images with clips of Residential School survivors sharing their stories.
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Indian Horse is an award-winning novel by Richard Wagamese, which was also made into an outstanding feature film. It “sheds light on the dark history of Canada’s Residential Schools and the indomitable spirit of Indigenous people.”
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CBC Docs has compiled a list of must-watch Indigenous documentaries and you can access them all at the above link.
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Visit the National Film Board website to see their rich online collection of Indigenous-made films.
Read MoreAboriginal Peoples Television Network (APTN) is the source for Indigenous content–from movies to programs to news.
Inspired by the imagineNATIVE Film + Media Arts Festival in 2014, this list of Indigenous films is a great starting point for a journey into Indigenous cinema history: Indigenous Film Trailers.
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Learn about Reconciliation from Senator Murray Sinclair at the closing event of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission: “Take Action: Believe that Reconciliation SHOULD happen.” You can also watch this YouTube video where Senator Murray Sinclair talks about “What is Reconciliation?”
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Everyone, at some point in their journey of Reconciliation, needs to read the 94 Calls to Action recommended by the Truth and Reconciliation Commission to “redress the legacy of residential schools and advance the process of Canadian reconciliation.” Or connect here to the Truth & Reconciliation Commission Final Report to read other sections and excerpts.
We have included this action in every category and every path on this website as a reminder of how important it is for us to understand the history and path of Reconciliation in our country.
Read MoreCBC’s As It Happens on the Truth & Reconciliation Commission
It’s a call for a nation-wide commitment to Reconciliation. After six years of hearings and testimony, the Truth and Reconciliation Commission put forward 94 recommendations to address the “cultural genocide” of Aboriginal peoples through Canada’s residential school system. Listen to interviews on CBC’s As It Happens to hear from the Commissioners
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The Heritage Minutes are a collection of bilingual Canadian 60-second short films, each depicting a significant person, event or story in Canadian history. First released in 1991, they have been shown on television, in cinemas and online, and have become a part of Canadian culture.
Read More2018 Think Indigenous Conference
Live Stream from the Conference
Think Indigenous was a conference in March 2018 that sought to “[inspire] change through Indigenous knowledge, story, and education.” The conference offered educators from all backgrounds the opportunity to work together in the enhancement of Indigenous Knowledges & Change. Watch the speakers online and see what they learned.
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Learn About Indigenous Medicinal Plants
“Medicine is all around us. For centuries, Indigenous peoples found all of the medicine they needed on the land, using plants to treat a variety of ailments and conditions.” Learn more from the guides at Wanuskewin.
Read MoreA great short video that can help us all begin the journey of reconciliation. It shows members of our communities sharing what the word reconciliation means to them.
Read MoreFollow these links for more opportunities to listen and watch Chief Dr. Robert Joseph invite all Canadians to become active participants in the journey of Reconciliation:
Healing a Nation Through Truth and Reconciliation | TEDxEastVan
Chief Dr. Robert Joseph on Reconciliation Canada’s website
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