Course:EDUC440/Media Resources/Aboriginal Perspectives

Fiddler's Map [47mins]
E99 M47 F52 2003[VHS] - Education Library
DVD CM F53 F53 2003 - Xwi7xwa Library

"'Fiddler's Map' follows a young Métis woman as she maps out what it means to be Métis in Canada today. Merelda Fiddler, descendant of mapmaker Peter Fiddler, surveys Métis history, culture and politics while grappling with her own sense of family and identity. Among the many individuals she meets on her journey, Fiddler visits John Lagimodiere, whose forebears fought next to Louis Riel at Batoche. Publisher and editor of 'Eagle Feather News', he also facilitates Aboriginal awareness seminars detailing the progress of Métis people since their infamous defeat. She speaks with Maria Campbell (writer and filmmaker best known for her revealing bestseller 'Halfbreed') about the political impact of telling Métis stories. This sharp and incisive documentary moves across Saskatchewan, home to one of the largest aboriginal populations in Canada, examining the racism and resentment that once led many families to repress their heritage. The result is both an overview of Métis life in Canada since the fur trade and a personal quest to rediscover one's roots."--Container.

First Nations: the Circle Unbroken [20mins]
DVD ET F57 2006 v.1-7 - Xwi7xwa Library
E78 C2 F577 2006 V.4 - Education Library

DVD 4. Education, as we see it ; Last days of Okak ; Commandos for Christ
A collection of 23 short programs compiled on 7 DVDs, introducing students ages 9 to adult to a variety of contemporary First Nations perspectives on history, culture, spirituality, education, the role of women in the family, justice, the environment, racism, colonialism and Aboriginal title to land. The four titles in v.1 are: Cree hunters, Quebec dams (23 min.) - In 1974, a Cree family winters on the land. Twenty years later, the Cree are still fighting the James Bay hydro projects. / Standing Alone (20 min.) - Pete Standing Alone, at age 50, reflects on his life and the life of the Blood, members of the Blackfoot Confederacy. / The last mooseskin boat (17 min.) - A Shotah Dene family builds an extraordinary thirty-foot-long boat and travels downriver to Fort Norman. / KWA'NU'TE' (19 min.) - Three Micmac and Maliseet artists work with wood, pencil, stone and quills. For ages 9-Adult.--Container.

For Our Street Family 34mins]
E98 Y68 F67 2009 - Education Library
also at XWI7XWA LIBRARY technical services

"Revolving around a teen drop-in center called Planet Youth, the film explores the pain of stereotypes, the importance of peer support, and the ambivalence towards identity experience by a group of First Nations teens in Prince Rupert, British Columbia".

Forgotten Warriors [51mins]
DVD PF T63 F67 2008 - Xwi7xwa Library

Follows the participation of Canadian aboriginal men and women in World War II and how through the Canadian Soldier Veteran's Settlement Act they lost thousands of acres of land upon their return to Canada. Veterans share their war memories and healing processes. Archival materials and dramatic re-creations are woven together with poignant interviews, as surviving Aboriginal veterans share their unforgettable memories of war and recount their determined struggle for equality when they returned. They travel back to Europe to perform a sacred circle for friends left behind in foreign grave sites.

Indigenous Plant Diva [9mins]
E98 M4 I53 2009 - Education Library
DVD SN T63 D54 2009 - Xwi7xwa Library

In the language of the Squamish Nation, Cease Wyss was given the name 'T'Uy'Tanat', meaning "Woman who travels by canoe to gather medicines for all people." Wyss reveals the remarkable healing powers of plants growing among the sprawling urban streets of downtown Vancouver.

Inuit Games [24mins]
E99 E7 I5845 2006 - Education Library

Eric, a young athlete from Montreal, excels at soccer, hockey and cycling, but when he sets out for the Arctic to take part in the traditional Inuit Games, he discovers that his skills for kunckle-jumping and high-kicking are minimal. After a week of training in Kangiqsualujjuaq. Eric learns a lot more than Inuit sports. He brings back to Montreal a whole new perspective on life, sports and freindship

Inuuvungaa: I am Inul, I am alive [58mins]
E99 E7 I69 2004 - Education Library
DVD DC E24 N88 2004 - Xwi7xwa Library

This documentary follows the final year of high school for eight teens at Innalik school in a remote town of northern Quebec, presenting a vibrant and utterly contemporary view of life in Canada's North. Throughout the film, the students reveal an unusual and fascinating mix of southern and northern cultures. The film paints a rich portrait of coming of age in an Inuit town and helps to dispel the myths of northern isolation and desolation. Instead we discover a place where hope and strength overcome struggle.

Ilot Islet [7mins]
E99 E7 I38 2004[VHS] - Education Library

Inspired by his voyage in the Far North, Nicolas Brault combines stark images reminiscent of Inuit art with his own special whimsy to depict a world in which whales fall out of the sky and fish turn into balloons. An ode to the Arctic, which each year is disappearing a little farther into the ocean.

Mohwak Girls [63mins]
E99 M8 M64 2005 - Education Library
DVD CGB D44 M64 2005 - Xwi7xwa Library

Mohawk Girls provides a surprising inside look at modern Aboriginal culture. It reveals the hope, despair, heartache and promise of growing up Native at the beginning of the 21st century. The film follows sisters (Amy, Lauren and Felicia) , three teens living in the shadow of the massive Mercier Bridge in Montreal.

Pawnee - Casey Affleck [30mins]
E99 P3 P37 2007 - Education Library

"4Real host Sol Guy takes actor Casey Affleck to the Pawnee Nation reservation in Oklahoma to meet Native leader Crystal Echo Hawk and her NVision crew. NVision, a collective of Native men and women, uses hip hop, popular culture, film and visual and performing arts to create a dialogue with Native youth and inspire them to succeed."--guide.

Qallunaat! Why White people are Funny [52mins]
DVD PR S26 Q25 2006 - Xwi7xwa Library

"A fresh and long overdue 'study' of white people from the Inuit point of view. Not surprisingly, these 'Qallunologists' find the ways of white culture a bit peculiar and often riotously funny. [The researchers] consider their odd dating habits, their lame attempts at Arctic exploration, their overbearing bureaucrats and curious obsession with owning property"--Container. Bonus material documents the Qallunaat Studies Institute (QSI) conference, a fictitious conference on the study of white people.

Reds, Whites and the Blues [45mins]
E96.2 R42 2006 - Education Library
DVD ECA R66 R43 2006 - Xwi7xwa Library

Reporter Duncan McCue investigates why Native kids continue to fall behind in high school. Four teenagers, Kiki, Chelsey, Jordan and Marcus, live on the Tsleil-Waututh Nation, an urban Indian Reserve in the shadow of Vancouver. The odds of finishing high school are against them, even though they live in a middle class environment and attend a good school. Statistics show that only 4 out of 10 Native teenagers who live on Reserves complete their high school education."In this CBC Newsworld documentary, also known as Reading, Writing and the Rez, four teenagers take us to their white high schools and show us why most Native kids from reserves don't graduate." --CBC website.

Redskins, Tricksters and Puppy Stew [55mins]
E98 H77 R47 2000 - Education Library
DVD YR B37 R43 2007 - Xwi7xwa Library

Native American comedians discuss Native American humor.

Shluk [17mins]
E99 B39 S55 2003[VHS] - Education Library
also DVD at XWI7XWA LIBRARY technical services

Shluk, Nuxalk for dried salmon, is a culinary delicacy. This short film shows how it is made by cutting Bella Coola spring salmon into thin slices and drying them in a smokehouse.

Spirit of Haida Gwaii [48mins]
E99 H2 S647 1991[VHS] - Education Library

Documents the creation of this sculpture by Canadian artist Bill Reid. Topics include: the sculptor's technique and thoughts on the creative process, Haida mythology and mythological representation, brief review of Reid's life and career.

Story of the Coast Salish Knitters [52mins]
TT819 C32 B752 2000[VHS] - Education Library
DVD WA W45 S25 2008 - Xwi7xwa Library
E99.S2 S76 2008 - Koerner Library

Looks at the women who have produced the distinctive and cherished Cowichan sweaters. Using historic photos and interviews with generations of Salish women, tells how their work with wool has been an economic mainstay of the area. Talks about their small victories in improving their economic positions relative to their suppliers and the buyers of their sweaters.