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This is the first Haidawood movie we made, in a wood shop.

Filmmaker: Ken Leslie

Filmmaker Contact:

haidawood.blogpsot.com

Producer's Name: Haidawood

Year of Production: 2007

Distributor Information:

haidawood.blogpspot.com

This movie was made as part of the Haidawood Media Project over a two week period in the summer of 2007. Haidawood aims to make short stop motion animated movies with the help of Haida youth, artists, and language teachers, to help promote and teach the Haida language.

Filmmaker: Ken Leslie

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Okichitaw is a martial art developed by Canadian martial artist, George J. Lépine, (1962, Manitoba, Canada) based on the fighting techniques of the Assiniboine and Plains Cree Indian Nations, which have been maintained within his family for generations.

Filmmaker: Tamara Bull

Filmmaker Contact:

www.firsttalk.net

Did you know that the average child laughs between 300 and 400 times per day? By the time we reach adulthood we are reduced to laughing, on average, only 12 times a day! Laughter has been proven to reduce stress, pain, and depression while improving creativity, physical vitality and a sense of well being.

Filmmaker: Tamara Bull

And Native Land explores National Identity in the tense atmosphere around Six Nations / Caledonia. What does it mean to be Canadian? What does it mean to be Native? Is it possible to be both?

Filmmaker: Miles Turner

Filmmaker Contact:

www.7thgen.org

Producer's Name: 7th Generation image Makers

In this short video based on a traditional story, Skywoman returns to earth, only to discover that humans have wreaked havoc on the environment, making our future dangerously unstable.

Filmmaker: Kate Brascoupe

Filmmaker Contact:

www.7thgen.org

Producer's Name: 7th Generation image Makers

An ambitious reporter is sent to interview an Indigenous elder to get some "real poetic and stoic stuff" for coverage of a conference on the environment. What she finds is a reminder that she didn't realize she needed to hear.

Filmmaker: John Hupfield

Filmmaker Contact:

www.7thgen.org

In My Staus Card, Cheyenne Redman Gervais takes a long hard look at everyone's favourite piece of plastic...

Filmmaker: Cheyenne Redman Gervais

Filmmaker Contact:

www.7thgen.org

Producer's Name: 7th Generation image Makers

Year of Production: 2006

Combining elements of military life with street ball, Gervais creates a meshed reality where life is a proving ground and the only path to success is through grit, self resolve, and a smooth jump shot.

Filmmaker: Cheyenne Redman Gervais

Filmmaker Contact:

www.7thgen.org

They’ve taken our homes, our land, and now they’re after our blood...

Filmmaker: Michael Crawford

Filmmaker Contact:

ajones@nativechild.org

Producer's Name: 7th Generation image Makers

Year of Production: 2007

Country: Canada

A short film about a young man living in downtown Toronto, and the pressures of his world.

Filmmaker: Brad Nolan

Filmmaker Contact:

ajones@nativechild.org

Producer's Name: 7th Generation Image Makers

Year of Production: 2005

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Clear Cut is a deeply personal found-footage reflection on mixed race identity. John Hupfield is Anishnawbe from Wasauksing First Nation on Perry Island. Clear Cut is his first video.

Filmmaker: John Hupfield

Filmmaker Contact:

z_branigan@hotmail.com

Producer's Name: 7th Generation image Makers

This is a wonderful examination of the Sundance, a sacred ceremony that began in the Plains of North America.

Filmmaker: Tamara Bull

Filmmaker Contact:

www.firsttalk.net

Producer's Name: Cedar Root Productions

Year of Production: 2008

This short piece is a compelling look into first nations views on traditional spirituality and western religion.

Filmmaker: Tamara Bull

Filmmaker Contact:

Tamara Bull cedarrootproductions.com firsttalkshow@yahoo.ca

Producer's Name: Cedar Root Productions

Along the banks of the Grand River, Mona Staats shares her compelling rendition of inspiring poetry written by author Emily Pauline Johnson. These poetry readings celebrate the love of the land and culture in the generations that call Six Nations of The Grand River Home.

Filmmaker: Danny Musser

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Only 3% of Native Canadian practice traditional religion.

Filmmaker: Tamara Bull

Filmmaker Contact:

Tamara Bull Cedar Root Television & Film Production 101-206 E 6th Van BC

Producer's Name: Tamara Bull

Year of Production: 2007