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Jordan River Anderson, The Messenger
Alanis Obomsawin’s 52nd film recounts the life of Jordan River Anderson and how the shortfalls of government health services led to his early death, initiating a fight for Indigenous and Inuit children to receive social, health and educational services that meet the standards of services for the rest of Canadian citizens.
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Kanehsatake: 270 Years of Resistance
In July 1990, a dispute over a proposed golf course to be built on Kanien’kéhaka (Mohawk) lands in Oka, Quebec, set the stage for a historic confrontation that would grab international headlines and sear itself into the Canadian consciousness. Director Alanis Obomsawin—at times with a small crew, at times alone—spent 78 days behind Kanien’kéhaka lines…
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Kímmapiiyipitssini: The Meaning of Empathy
Filmmaker Elle-Máijá Tailfeathers creates an intimate portrait of her community and the impacts of the substance use and overdose epidemic. Witness the change brought by community members with substance-use disorder, first responders and medical professionals as they strive for harm reduction in the Kainai First Nation.
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Ma-Nee Chacaby Talks About Two-Spirit Identities
In this short video, we learn about Two-Spirit identities from the perspective of author and Elder Ma-Nee Chacaby, who is Ojibwe Cree.
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Mary Two-Axe Earley: I am Indian Again
Mary Two-Axe Earley: I Am Indian Again shares the powerful story of Mary Two-Axe Earley, who fought for more than two decades to challenge sex discrimination against First Nations women embedded in Canada’s Indian Act and became a key figure in Canada’s women’s rights movement. Using never-before-seen archival footage and audio recordings, Mohawk filmmaker Courtney…
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Meneath: The Hidden Island of Ethics
Meneath: The Hidden Island of Ethics dives deeply into the innate contrast between the Seven Deadly Sins (Lust, Gluttony, Greed, Sloth, Wrath, Pride and Envy) and the Seven Sacred Teachings (Love, Respect, Wisdom, Courage, Truth, Honesty and Humility), as embodied in the life of a precocious Métis baby. Brought to life by Terril Calder’s darkly…
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My Auntie survived residential school. I need to gather her stories before she’s gone | Inendi
During the pandemic there was a real threat of losing Elders in communities, so Sarian Fox, who is an activist in Indigenous communities, interviewed her aunty, a residential school Survivor. In this documentary, she talks about the pain that came from being stolen and removed and placed in an abusive environment. It explores the healing,…
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nîpawistamâsowin: We Will Stand Up
On August 9, 2016, a young Cree man named Colten Boushie died from a gunshot to the back of his head after entering Gerald Stanley’s rural property with his friends. The jury’s subsequent acquittal of Stanley captured international attention, raising questions about racism embedded within Canada’s legal system and propelling Colten’s family to national and…
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Now is The Time
When internationally renowned Haida carver Robert Davidson was only 22 years old, he carved the first new totem pole on British Columbia’s Haida Gwaii in almost a century. On the 50th anniversary of the pole’s raising, Haida filmmaker Christopher Auchter steps easily through history to revisit that day in August 1969, when the entire village…
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Peace River Rising
Helen Knott, 500-year-old Dane-Zaa/Nehiyaw social worker, poet, and activist, explores the connection between violence against Indigenous women and violence against the land. She tracks some of the dramatic changes she’s witnessed in her home territory. From woodlands that have turned to pipelines and industrial contaminations, she leaves us with a deeper perspective into why she…
Land Acknowledgement
The UBC School of Social Work acknowledges that we are situated on the traditional, ancestral and stolen territory of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam) People.