Return to the Falls
As a girl from Pimicikamak Cree Nation (also known as Cross Lake First Nation), she held the sacred teachings of her father like a torch to survive the Indian residential school system. In this film, you will experience Betty’s journey. Cinematic reenactments bring to life unimaginable hardships and euphoric moments of freedom, interwoven with present day footage of Betty as she returns to the falls of her childhood for the first time in more than 70 years.
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Inconvenient IndianThis searing adaptation of Thomas King's bestselling book explores the cultural colonization of Indigenous peoples in North America.
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Finding DawnThis documentary film takes a look at the murders and disappearances of an estimated 500 Aboriginal women in Canada over the past 30 years.
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