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Residential Schools (4)
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Mother of Many ChildrenAlanis Obomsawin 1977 57 minIn her first feature-length documentary, released in 1977, Alanis Obomsawin honours the central place of women and mothers within Indigenous cultures. An album of Indigenous womanhood, the film portrays proud matriarchal cultures that for centuries have been pressured to adopt the standards and customs of the dominant society. Tracing the cycle of Indigenous women’s lives from birth to childhood, puberty, young adulthood, maturity and old age, the film reveals how Indigenous women have fought to regain a sense of equality, instilled cultural pride in their children and passed on their stories and language to new generations. -
Miss Campbell: Inuk TeacherHeather Campbell 2023 15 minPart oral history and part visual poem, Miss Campbell: Inuk Teacher is the story of Evelyn Campbell, a trailblazer for an Inuit-led educational system in the small community of Rigolet, Labrador.
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Miss Campbell: Ilinniatitsijiujik (Inuktitut Version)Heather Campbell 2023 15 minIlanginit unikkausingit amma ilangangit allatausimajunik, Miss Campbell: Ilinniatitsijiujik ilititsisimajutluni Heatheriup minguanguaminik âlluanguanik nanunik, puijinik amma timmianik taggajâmillu angiggamini, ilagengillu atjinguaminik amma pinguanik tigumiagasuajumik ominga annasiagâlummik takunnâtaujumik inosinganik. From a young age, Evelyn Campbell possessed a keen sense of justice. At residential school, she helped her fellow student’s study and pass exams, an experience that forged her desire to be a teacher.
InosittuKajumik Evelyn Campbelli KaujimajutsuaKattalauttuk ajuKittiujuni maligatsaminik. Ilinniavialumeligami ikajuKattalauttuk sugusinik suliaKapvignanit ilinniavimi,amma kajusitlutik ilinniagatsaminit, pillualaugami ikajutluni kaguginimik ilinniatitsijiugiamik. -
No Turning BackGregory Coyes 1996 47 minThis film follows the aftermath of the Oka crisis, which brought Indigenous rights into sharp focus. After the barricades came down, the Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples was created, and travelled to more than 100 communities and heard from more than 1,000 representatives. For two-and-a-half years, teams of Indigenous filmmakers followed the Commission on its journey.
