Telling Our Story: Part 1 & 2

Canada
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2023
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104 mins
Australian Premiere
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In memory of Réginald Vollant.

Part 1: Territory & Part 2: Identity

For the first time on television and in digital media, 11 First Peoples whose homelands host Quebec, Labrador, New Brunswick, Ontario, and beyond tell us who they are. Abenaki, Anishinaabe, Atikamekw, Cree of Eeyou Istchee, Innu, Inuit, Kanien'kehá:ka (Mohawk), Mi'kmaq, Naskapi, Huron-Wendat, and Wolastoqiyik (Maliseet) tell us in their own way and from their perspective, their worldview, their connection to the Land, their values, their spirituality, their stories that span millennia, their wounds, their struggles, their victories, and their hopes. They bring depth to our great collective narrative, decolonize History, and honour the Ancestors and Mother Earth. Part of a large-scale transmedia project, and the first of its kind to bring together Indigenous voices from 11 First Peoples around a common goal.

 

Director
Kim O'Bomsawin (Abenaki Nation)
Writer
Kim O'Bomsawin (Abenaki Nation)
Producer
Francine Allaire
Languages
EnglishFrenchAbenakiAnishinaabemowinAtikamekwCreeInnu-aimunInuktitutKanyen'kéhaMi'kmaqNaskapiWendatWolastoqeyEnglish Subtitles
Classification
Unclassified - No age restrictions

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Enchukunoto (The Return)

Kenya
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2023
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15 mins

Laissa Malih, the first female Maasai filmmaker, returns to the community her parents left behind in this personal look at how the lands of her forefathers are being reshaped by climate change.

Director
Laissa Malih (Maasai)