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Lisa Jackson: Recontextualizing Indigenous Experiences

by Courtney Small
March 30, 2024
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Anishinaabe filmmaker Lisa Jackson blends the past and present through her various works to share the truth about Indigenous stories.

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POV’s Top Reads of 2022: What Drives Doc Readers’ Interest?

by Pat Mullen
December 27, 2022
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The most popular reads of 2022 include articles on Island of the Sea Wolves, Jihad Rehab, Deconstructing Karen, Tantura, and Buffy Sainte-Marie.

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Courtney Montour on Mary Two-Axe Earley and Honouring the Legacy of Indigenous Women Activists

by Pat Mullen
May 5, 2021
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An interview with director Courtney Montour about Mary Two-Axe Earley: I Am Indian Again, honouring the Mohawk activist, and drawing upon the work of Alanis Obomsawin.

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Elle-Máijá Tailfeathers’ Kímmapiiyipitssini Brings Empathy to an Opioid Crisis

by Kelly Boutsalis
May 1, 2021
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Elle-Máijá Tailfeathers’ Kímmapiiyipitssini: The Meaning of Empathy weaves together a broad portrait of the impact of settler colonialism on Blackfoot people, through firsthand experiences of people with substance use disorder, and the

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Now Is the Time for the Haida Renaissance: an interview with Christopher Auchter

by Pat Mullen
September 29, 2019
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Now is the time for artists like Christopher Auchter. The Haida filmmaker revisits a slice of NFB history and a seminal event in his community’s history with his new documentary Now Is

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TIFF Review: ‘Jordan River Anderson, The Messenger’

by Pat Mullen
September 8, 2019
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Obomsawin’s latest doc, Jordan River Anderson, The Messenger, completes the recent and significant six-film chapter in her body of work about the rights of Indigenous children.

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Alanis Obomsawin’s Principled Fight Continues

by Dina Lobo
September 4, 2019
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"If you fight long enough you can win...There is proof of that in the film. The film teaches you that you can never give up. You can win. And it’s possible when

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Justice for Colten

by Pat Mullen
April 20, 2019
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Tasha Hubbard's nîpawistamâsowin: We Will Stand Up examines the murder of Colten Boushie and the legacy of colonial violence that underscored the trial of Gerard Stanley.

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Review: ‘Holy Angels’

by Pat Mullen
October 18, 2017
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Holy Angels (Canada, 14 min.) Dir. Jay Cardinal Villeneuve   Number 34. That is the name that Lena Wandering Spirit recalls receiving upon arriving at Holy Angels Residential School. Not an Anglicized

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