- Special Guest
- Private Event
RCtv 2024: Honouring Truth and Reconciliation
Online
April 17, 2024
12:00 PM EDT
$0.00
English
Guests
Alanis Obomsawin (Abenaki)
Show Bio
Legendary Abenaki filmmaker Obomsawin has made over 50 documentaries on issues affecting Indigenous peoples in Canada, including Kanehsatake: 270 Years of Resistance, Trick or Treaty?, Is the Crown at War with Us?, Our People Will Be Healed and Jordan River Anderson, The Messenger. Her most recent film is the short documentary Honour to Senator Murray Sinclair. Next, she is set to appear in an episode of Marie Clements' Bones of Crows: The Series.
Kelly Boutsalis (Mohawk)
Event Primary Language
EnglishHost
Kelly Boutsalis (Mohawk)Event Details
In this national livestream for high schools, thousands of students across the country have the opportunity to speak with legendary documentarian Alanis Obomsawin (Abenaki). The programme showcases Obomsawin’s powerful short film Honour to Senator Murray Sinclair, and reflects on Canada’s legacy of Residential Schools and pathways towards reconciliation. Moderated by journalist Kelly Boutsalis (Mohawk), the broadcast features live interactive elements, a pre-recorded student roundtable, and more.If you’re an educator and would like to participate in the livestream, you can learn more and register at reelcanada.ca/RCtv2024
We also have a whole slate of free educational programming for schools across the country, with films for Kindergarten through to Grade 12, in English and French. Learn more at reelcanada.ca/education/national-canadian-film-day