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Film 1: Kuessipan

(Quebec, Indigenous, Myriam Verreault, 2019)

A vibrant drama in the heart of the Innu population - Shaniss and Mikuan have always been friends, growing up together in the Indigenous community of Uashat-Maliotenam, beside Sept-Îles, Quebec. But as they prepare to become adults, their paths deviate, taking on different directions. Rated G (In French with English subtitles)

Come join us on Wednesday, September 22 at 4:30 p.m. in room E690

Room or Area: E690

The Blackfoot Digital Library, University of Lethbridge Library, and Lethbridge Public Library present Intertribal – 4 Films by Trevor Solway (Treaty 7 music documentary).

2021 Academy Award Winner: Best Documentary Feature. Hosted by Dr. Jennifer Mather (Dept of Psychology)

Film 1: Kuessipan

(Quebec, Indigenous, Myriam Verreault, 2019)

A vibrant drama in the heart of the Innu population - Shaniss and Mikuan have always been friends, growing up together in the Indigenous community of Uashat-Maliotenam, beside Sept-Îles, Quebec. But as they prepare to become adults, their paths deviate, taking on different directions. Rated G (In French with English subtitles)

Come join us on Wednesday, September 15 at 4:30 p.m. in room E690

This short documentary by Colin Low is an invitation to a gathering of the Káínaa of Alberta - as the Sun Dance is captured on film for the first time. The film shows how the theme of the circle reflects the bands' connection to wildlife and also addresses the predicament of the young generation, those who have relinquished their ties with their own culture but have not yet found a firm place in a changing world.

DAY/TIME: Friday, May 7, 2021; 2 to 4 p.m.

WHERE: Online via Zoom

Pete Standing Alone of the Kainai Nation was more at home in the White man's culture than his own as a young man. However, confronted with the realization that his children knew very little about their origins, he became determined to pass down to them the customs and traditions of his ancestors.

A dispute over a proposed golf course to be built on Kanien’kéhaka (Mohawk) lands in Oka, Quebec, set the stage for a historic confrontation that would grab international headlines