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We Do Take Exception to This Term “Rebellion” – Malcolm Norris (1962)

“Try as they would, the Metis could not get titles to their lands, while the government alienated large blocks of lands to speculators”

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Indigenous labour struggles

“From leading one of British Columbia’s earliest strikes to fighting against low wages and racist bosses, some pivotal moments in Indigenous labour history.”

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What is the New Breed? (1969)

“We intend to change things. As Natives, we have awakened, we are awakening to our plight after a hundred years of slumber. We intend to take some action.”

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Doctrine of the Corpse Betrayed by its Spirit

In 1611, English sea captain Henry Hudson suffered a mutiny by his crew and was abandoned and cast adrift in the North American bay that colonial officials named in his honour. 

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Remembering Jeff Barnaby

Tributes to, interviews with and films by Mi’gmaw filmmaker Jeff Barnaby.

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NATO Fighter Planes Invade Innu Territory – Open Road (1987)

“If the Canadian government gets its way, military training in Goose Bay, Labrador will soon be making life intolerable for the Indigenous people of the area.”

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