Part 5: Boots speaks about one of the actions in a wave of protests ensuing from the initial land reclamation on Douglas Creek Estate and the following Stirling Street takeover in Caledonia (Ontario).… Uqalimakkanirit
Part 3: Bill Montour - Six Nations elected councillor in the Indian Act administrative body, the Band Council - speaks about the history of research that has been done to establish Six Nations ownership to the Haldimand Tract.
Part 2: Leroy Hill, Cayuga Nation, is one of the Six Nations Confederacy chiefs who participates in the land negotiations with the federal and provincial governments.… Uqalimakkanirit
In February 2006, ten women and their children galvanized the community of Six Nations into occupying an area called Douglas Creek Estate to halt the growing land encroachment by the bordering town of Caledonia. The area, Six Nations land, had been illegally sold to a US-based developer to build a suburban housing complex.
Part 2 looks at the issues of authentic justice for indigenous people, environmental sustainability and a revolutionary change in thinking...
Connie and Rhonda discuss the differences between the court-ordered Truth and Reconciliation Commission and the grassroots elders tribunal called the Truth Commission.
Part 3 focuses on the grassroots actions the indigenous communities have been undertaking to defend their land and right to self-determination. It also highlights the criminalization of Indigenous resistance.
Part 2 is about elder, Harriet Nahanee, and her struggle against the destruction brought on by the development of the Sea to Sky Highway Expansion, a main artery from Vancouver city to the Whistler ski resort (a 2010 venue).
British Columbia is largely unceded and non-surrendered Indigenous territories. The 2010 Vancouver Olympics is a massive land grab, increasing displacement, ecological destruction, and continuing the hidden Genocide in Canada.
For more information about this campaign to Boycott the 2010 Olympics: http://no2010.com/
On September 26 and 27, 2008 hundreds of survivors, their relatives, academics, politicians, and human rights advocates participated in "Breaking the Silence: an International Conference on the 'Indian' Residential School Commission of Canada", held at the University of Montreal, Quebec.
A leadership development and support program for people of faith involved in social movements for justice and peace, the Interfaith Summer Institute (ISI) is institutionally housed with the J.S.
W… Uqalimakkanirit
On August 22 - 24, 2008, the Haudenosaunee Men’s Council, of the Iroquois Confederacy, hosted a Peace and Friendship gathering in Six Nations of the Grand River Territory (near Caledonia, Ontario).
Demontrators visit CN Railway Headquarters in the Montreal train station to demand an end to the lawsuit against 3 Mohawk defenders of the land.
Tyendinaga is a Mohawk community located on the shore of the Bay of Quinte between Toronto and Montreal, in eastern Ontario. The Mohawk Nation is one of the five original nations of the Iroquois Confederacy.
The Melbourne International Film Festival (MIFF) is an iconic
Melbourne event. MIFF hosts a feast of cinematic delicacies from over
50 countries for nineteen days each Winter, heavily garnished with a
range of parties and special events that cast a celebratory mood over
the city.… Uqalimakkanirit
The Melbourne International Film Festival (MIFF) is an iconic
Melbourne event. MIFF hosts a feast of cinematic delicacies from over
50 countries for nineteen days each Winter, heavily garnished with a
range of parties and special events that cast a celebratory mood over
the city.… Uqalimakkanirit
Submission Deadline - All film submissions must be
shipped prepaid and packed in proper containers to arrive at the MFF
offices no later than their respective deadlines.
Indian Summer Festival is the brainchild of Butch Roberts, a Milwaukee
Police Officer. In 1985, his dream was to have an American Indian Festival
to add to the other ethnic festivals that were being held on the Summerfest
grounds, Henry Maier Festival Park. Roberts recruited the Warren and DeNomie
families to organize the event.… Uqalimakkanirit
In
recognition of the power of film to educate and galvanize a broad
constituency of concerned citizens, Human Rights Watch decided to
create the Human Rights Watch International Film Festival.
In
recognition of the power of film to educate and galvanize a broad
constituency of concerned citizens, Human Rights Watch decided to
create the Human Rights Watch International Film Festival.
In
recognition of the power of film to educate and galvanize a broad
constituency of concerned citizens, Human Rights Watch decided to
create the Human Rights Watch International Film Festival.
In
recognition of the power of film to educate and galvanize a broad
constituency of concerned citizens, Human Rights Watch decided to
create the Human Rights Watch International Film Festival.
Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival is North
America's largest documentary festival, conference and market. Each
year, the Festival presents a selection of more than 150 cutting-edge
documentaries from Canada and around the globe.… Uqalimakkanirit
25,000 people flocked to our screens to make Filmfest DC 2008 the
largest film festival in Washington DC. In 2009 we are celebrating our
23rd year of bringing the best of world cinema and American independent
film to the Washington, DC metropolitan area. The Festival will run
from April 16th through 26th, 2009.
This channel showcases Radio and Video interviews with the minds behind IsumaTV, and their reflections about its development.
IsumaTV is a collaborative multimedia platform for indigenous filmmakers and media organizations. Each user can design their own space, or channel, to reflect their own identity, mandate and audience.
