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In 1977, a nine-day festival in Montreal was held to support the James Bay Cree, whose territory, resources and culture...

Alanis Obomsawin's 1971 directorial debut, filmed at a residential school in Northern Ontario, is composed entirely of...

Supporters of teen Shannen Koostachin, who launched a campaign to build a suitable school in Attawapiskat before she was...

In June 1981, the Quebec Provincial Police raided Restigouche Reserve; at issue were the salmon-fishing rights of the Mi...

In the summer of 2000, the country watched in disbelief as federal fishery officers appeared to wage war on the Mi'kmaq...

How the life of Jordan River Anderson initiated a battle for the right of First Nations children to receive the same...

In July 1990, a dispute over a proposed golf course to be built on Kanien'kehaka (Mohawk) lands in Quebec set the stage...

In her first feature-length documentary, released in 1977, Alanis Obomsawin honours the central place of women and...

Arrested during the 1990 Oka crisis, Kahentiiosta, a young Kahnawake Mohawk, is detained four days longer than other...

In Norway House, north of Winnipeg, the Cree community has been enriched through the power of education at a school that...

A look at the root causes of substance abuse in Indigenous communities and how the Poundmaker's Lodge, an Indigenous-run...

This powerful tribute to Richard Cardinal, who died by his own hand at the age of 17 after spending most of his life in...

A look at a dark day during the 1990 Oka Crisis, when a convoy of women, children and Elders fleeing their community out...

Coming from a long tradition of daring Mohawk high steel workers, Randy Horne, known as "Spudwrench", passionately...

Amid a severe housing crisis in 2011, the federal government imposed third-party management on the Attawapiskat First...

Alanis made this series of short films for students in 1975 featuring the personal stories, voices, culture, history and...

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Alanis made this series of short films in 1972 featuring personal stories, voices, culture, history and knowledge of...

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Filmmaker Alanis Obomsawin exposes the housing crisis and poor living conditions faced by 1,700 Cree in northern Ontario...

Alanis Obomsawin revisits the Cree community of Attawapiskat in northern Ontario, whose severe housing crisis made...

Indigenous leaders are seeking justice to establish dialogue with the Canadian government. They trace the history of...

Yvonne M'Sadoques has lived in the Abenaki community of Odanak for over a century - and has no shortage of stories to...

Following a historic court case filed by the Assembly of First Nations and the Child and Family Caring Society of Canada...

The only First Nations student in all-white 1940s school, eight-year-old Wato finds solace and strength in the...