Indigenous Films: Reconciliation
A listing of Indigenous films and information from the University Library catalogue and other online databases.
Films
- The Road ForwardAvailable through the NFB. A musical documentary by Marie Clements, connects a pivotal moment in Canada’s civil rights history—the beginnings of Indian Nationalism in the 1930s—with the powerful momentum of First Nations activism today. The Road Forward’s stunningly shot musical sequences, performed by an ensemble of some of Canada’s finest vocalists and musicians, seamlessly connect past and present with soaring vocals, blues, rock, and traditional beats. A rousing tribute to the fighters for First Nations rights, a soul-resounding historical experience, and a visceral call to action.
Niigaanibatowaad, FrontRunners: a play in two acts by Call Number: PN1997.2 .N555 2007Publication Date: 2007Inspired by the stories of the Aboriginal torch runners for the 1967 Pan American Games, this film is about the segregation of the Aboriginal athletes and the despair and abuse suffered in the residential school system. It is a story of survival, hope, reconciliation and a dream for a new beginning.- Colonization Road byCall Number: E92 .C656 2016Publication Date: 2016Anishinaabe comedian and activist Ryan McMahon takes us to his hometown of Fort Frances and down its main drag, which is called Colonization Road. Similar streets have similar names in towns and cities across the province. On his journey through Ontario, McMahon explores the history of these roads, meets with settlers in solidarity and raises significant questions about "reconciliation" and what it means to "decolonize."
8th Fire by Call Number: E78 .C2A1238 2012Publication Date: 20128TH FIRE is a provocative, high-energy journey through Aboriginal country showing you why we need to fix Canada's 500 year-old relationship with Indigenous peoples; a relationship mired in colonialism, conflict and denial.
also available on line: http://www.cbc.ca/8thfire//2011/11/tv-series-8th-fire.html- Profound Lessons from Indigenous Law: John Borrows byPublication Date: 2013This episode of The Green Interview features John Borrows, one of Canada's most prolific and celebrated legal scholars and a professor of law at the University of Minnesota. Borrows, who is Anishinaabe and a member of the Cape Croker First Nation in Ontario's Bruce Peninsula, has written and spoken widely on Aboriginal legal rights and traditions, treaties and land claims, and religion and the law.