Native Studies 30: Canadian Studies
Social Development
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R054719
Blind Spot: What Happened to Canada's Aboriginal Fathers?
This video program explores the issue of First Nations children who grow up without their fathers - the "blind spot." Two central themes in the program can lead to classroom discussion. First, the decimation of the buffalo stripped males of their role as providers and protectors. Moving First Nations people to reserves created a culture of dependency. The residential school system further eroded the First Nations family structure. The second theme is the lack of support or recognition by Canadian governments and the public on the issue of absent fathers. President Barack Obama is bringing the issue of fatherlessness to the forefront in the United States.
Filmed in North Central Regina, three men discuss fatherhood. Sixteen-year-old Tyson Kakaway is preparing for the birth of his first child. Only knowing his father through Facebook, Tyson vows he will do his best to be a father to his daughter. Andrew Kinniewisse is from the Yellowquill First Nation. Andrew is in the courts trying to prove that he can provide a stable home so that his two older children can return to live with him. Jeff Crowe spent 13 years in and out of jail; he now runs a parenting program at the Regina Correctional Centre.
Filmed in North Central Regina, three men discuss fatherhood. Sixteen-year-old Tyson Kakaway is preparing for the birth of his first child. Only knowing his father through Facebook, Tyson vows he will do his best to be a father to his daughter. Andrew Kinniewisse is from the Yellowquill First Nation. Andrew is in the courts trying to prove that he can provide a stable home so that his two older children can return to live with him. Jeff Crowe spent 13 years in and out of jail; he now runs a parenting program at the Regina Correctional Centre.
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July 8, 2024
R052610
Martha of the North
The Canadian government devised a plan to relocate families to ensure Canadian sovereignty of the Arctic. The families were told game was plentiful, communities would be in one place and they could leave after two years.
When Martha was five years old, her family was enticed to leave their Inuit village and relocate to Ellesmere. The relocation is poorly planned with no thought and understanding given to the Inuit lifestyle. Life is harsh in the high Arctic. Game is scarce, the cold is extreme, the housing is poor and two communities are established.
The program examines the relocation, the effect on the family structure and the human spirit's ability to overcome challenges.
When Martha was five years old, her family was enticed to leave their Inuit village and relocate to Ellesmere. The relocation is poorly planned with no thought and understanding given to the Inuit lifestyle. Life is harsh in the high Arctic. Game is scarce, the cold is extreme, the housing is poor and two communities are established.
The program examines the relocation, the effect on the family structure and the human spirit's ability to overcome challenges.
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Record posted/updated:
July 8, 2024
R070799
The Emergency in Attawapiskat
The First Nations community of Attawapiskat declares a state of emergency. Many residents of the isolated Northern Ontario reserve are living in tents, trailers and temporary shelters, even as winter approaches. This video looks at the desperate state of that community and why it needs help.
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Record posted/updated:
November 22, 2018
R072149
ati-wîcahsin (It's Getting Easier)
In ati-wîhcasin (It's Getting Easier) filmmaker Tessa Desnomie celebrates the life and times of her grandmother, Jane Merasty. Born and raised on the trapline, this Woodlands Cree woman witness's significant changes over her 80 years.
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Record posted/updated:
November 22, 2018
R072143
The Power of a Horse
In The Power of a Horse, filmmaker Cory Generoux deals with the scars that racism left on his life - both as its recipient and perpetrator.
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November 22, 2018
R070802
Savage (Cree Version with English Subtitles)
In this video, the residential school experience is viewed from a mother's point of view and from a young girl. On the drive to the residential school, a young girl watches the countryside from the back seat of the car. Her mother, experiencing the loss, starts to sing a lullaby in Cree as she tidies up the kitchen. Upon arrival at the school, the young girl is thrust into the system. She is bathed, her hair is cut and she is put into a school uniform. Her mother, sensing the transformation of the young girl, howls in pain and anger.
The video contains English subtitles.
The video contains English subtitles.
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Truth and Reconciliation
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$90.00
Record posted/updated:
July 8, 2024
R052164
The Experimental Eskimos
A social engineering experiment involving three Inuit boys takes place in the 1960s. The three boys are taken from their homes in the Arctic, placed with white families, and attend school in Ottawa. All three become successful in early adulthood. Peter Ittinuar becomes the first Inuk Member of Parliament, Zebedee Nungak becomes president of a major economic and political organization, and Eric Tagoona became president of the Inuit Tapirisat of Canada. However, the experiment robs the three of their parents, their language, and their culture and results in ongoing personal and societal challenges for each man. This program examines the assimilation experiment and its continuing impact on the men.
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$19.99
Record posted/updated:
October 4, 2020
R049768
Niigaanibatowaad: FrontRunners
In 1967, Winnipeg hosts the Pan American Games and 10 teenage boys are chosen to run 800 kilometres with the games torch. Nine of the young men are from residential schools. When the runners arrive at the stadium, they are not allowed to enter with the torch. Instead, a non-Aboriginal runner is given the honour.
Thirty-two years later, the province of Manitoba issues an official apology. At a special ceremony during the opening of the 1999 Pan-Am Games in Winnipeg, seven First Nations men in their fifties enter the stadium in war canoes.
Niigaanibatowaad is about the segregation of the First Nations athletes and the despair and abuse suffered by First Nations Children in the residential school system.
Thirty-two years later, the province of Manitoba issues an official apology. At a special ceremony during the opening of the 1999 Pan-Am Games in Winnipeg, seven First Nations men in their fifties enter the stadium in war canoes.
Niigaanibatowaad is about the segregation of the First Nations athletes and the despair and abuse suffered by First Nations Children in the residential school system.
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Free
Record posted/updated:
July 8, 2024
R050744
Reservation Soldiers
Reservation Soldiers examines the relationship between the Canadian Forces and First Nations youth. The Canadian military program, Bold Eagle, offers Aboriginal youth adventure, discipline, and cash. It is no cakewalk for the ones who get into the six-week boot camp. This is the biggest challenge many of the young men and women will face. Not only are they going through arduous training and the challenge of adapting to military culture very different from their own, they are on the verge of entering the Canadian Forces at one of the most dangerous times in recent history.
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$100.00
Record posted/updated:
November 22, 2018
R072147
O Mother, Where Art Thou?
O Mother, Where Art Thou? by filmmakers Paul John Swiderski takes stock of his adoptive family and the security and well-being that they have always provided for him. However, he begins to wonder about his biological family.
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Record posted/updated:
November 22, 2018
R072145
Life Givers: Honouring Our Elders and Children
Life Givers: Honouring Our Elders and Children is a film by Janine Windolph that testifies to the need to grieve and to honour the memory of loved ones.
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Record posted/updated:
November 22, 2018
R045126
Out in the Cold
Thomas is dumped on the outskirts of the city. There he meets two men, Soft as Snow and Cold as Ice. When Thomas suggests the two men should walk back to the city with him, Cold as Ice and Soft as Snow persuade him to stay the night. Cold as Ice wants Thomas to die and join them; Soft as Snow wants Thomas to survive the night so he can return to the city and tell people their story. Filmed in black and white, the program is inspired by the freezing deaths of several First Nations men in Saskatoon. The police practice of taking individuals to an isolated edge of the city where they would be beaten or abandoned earns Canada a place on the 2001 Amnesty International report of human rights abuses. This film will stimulate discussion about the state of disregard and oppression faced by Indigenous people in Canada and around the world.
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$200.00
Record posted/updated:
July 1, 2020
R049366
Aboriginality
Aboriginality re-imagines the strength and spirit of First Nations culture through narrative mediums that connect urban First Nations youth to their rural ancestral histories. Dallas Arcand, world champion hoop dancer and hip-hop artist, is inspired by both new and traditional elements of First Nations culture. He plays dual roles in being both a positive First Nations presence in mainstream urban media and a touchstone to traditional First Nations roots and culture.
A teacher's guide is available.
A teacher's guide is available.
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Free
Record posted/updated:
July 8, 2024
R100513
Aboriginal Beliefs, Values, and Aspirations
The worldviews of First Nations, Métis and Inuit peoples are explored in this resource, as well as their contributions to Canada and to the world. The resource also explains Indigenous traditional and contemporary beliefs and how these values contribute to their visions of the future. Political, economic, cultural and social challenges are also discussed.
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Aboriginal Beliefs, Values, and Aspirations. Teacher Resource
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Book
Topic :
Truth and Reconciliation
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$71.93
Record posted/updated:
June 14, 2019