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Kia Manawanui Shorts Friday 20 March, 2:00 pm, The Civic Theatre The modern world contains many pressures that threaten Indigenous livelihoods. In these films, connection to land, culture and spirit provide a source of inner strength to do what must be done.
OshKiKiShiKaw: A New Day Year: 2019 Director: Jules Koostachin Duration: 25 minutes Language: English
12-year-old twins cut their hair for the very first time in a Cree coming-of-age ceremony.
The Boxers of Brule Year: 2019 Director: Jessie Adler Duration: 38 minutes Language: English Nation: Choctaw/Seminole In the wake of her best friend’s suicide, a young woman creates a girls’ boxing team to heal through sport, sisterhood, and tradition. Shaionna leads the squad of sassy pre-teens to face the challenges of the reservation with relentless humour and slushy-stained smiles, fighting her own battle with addiction all the while.
Warburdar Bununu (Water Shield) Year: 2019 Director: Jason De Santolo Duration: 8 minutes Language: English Nation: Garrwa The impacts of mining flow through the landscape and deep into a community. Devastated by irrefutable evidence of water contamination, a young leader finds hope: In country and culture.
DAY THREE
Nation: Cree, Attawapiskat First Nation