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Indigenous Realities

The Power of Stories
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Indigenous Realities: The Power of Stories is centred on the history of Canada’s residential schools and what reconciliation means. It includes a showcase of thought-provoking Canadian short films, a 58-minute conversation with filmmaker Lisa Jackson (Anishinaabe), a lesson plan, and support resources.

The accompanying lesson plan explores Indigenous worldviews, storytelling, and truth & reconciliation.

This national conversation, recorded on November 30, 2022, remains relevant, powerful, and interactive for students watching today.

Learn more about the films and special guest speakers below.

This Resource Is:

  • Free of charge
  • Interactive with student polls, discussion boards and more
  • Suitable for Grades 6-8 
  • Presented in English, with a French-subtitled version available

About the Films

We are presenting five short films in the programme:

Teachers will screen the first four short films for their class in advance of the livestream (total runtime of 38 min). Savage will be shown within the livestream itself.

See here for descriptions and content advisories.

Grandfather on the Prairies (3 Minutes)

About The Guests

Please note: Guest biographies reflect their roles and achievements at the time of recording

Lisa Jackson

Anishinaabe

Director and Writer of Savage

Lisa Jackson is an Anishinaabe filmmaker whose award-winning film and VR work has screened worldwide, including at Sundance, Tribeca, SXSW, Berlinale and Hot Docs. She launched Door Number 3 Productions in 2020 and was awarded the 2021 Documentary Organization of Canada’s Vanguard Award. She has been featured on CBC radio, The Globe and Mail, NOW Magazine, and The Georgia Straight. Her film Savage, screening in this programme, won the Genie for Best Short Film.

Ronnie Dean Harris

Stō:lo/St’át’imc/N’laka’pamux

Moderator

Ronnie Dean Harris, aka Ostwelve, is a Stō:lo/St’át’imc/N’laka’pamux artist with extensive experience facilitating dialogues between Indigenous and non-Indigenous artists and youth around the concept of reconciliation. He is the Indigenous Cultural Development Director at Massey Theatre in New Westminster, BC, as well as an actor, performing in the PBS/WGBH series Molly Of Denali and various other film and TV projects.

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