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.
“As
we remember our rich past and become creators of our present, we look
to the film and video artist to express our deepest aspirations and our
vision of a new society founded on justice, truth and the spirit of
sisterly and brotherly love.” - Adan Medrano, Director 2nd Annual
CineFestival. CineFestival has evolved.… Uqalimakkanirit
The International Latino Cultural Center of Chicago (ILCC) is a
Pan-Latino, nonprofit multidisciplinary arts organization dedicated to
developing, promoting and increasing awareness of Latino cultures among
Latinos and other communities by presenting a wide variety of art forms
and education including film, music, dance, visual arts, comedy and
theater.… Uqalimakkanirit
1. Comply with the Preselection Conditions
2. Fill out the online Entry Form
3. Send in your film to the address indicated at the bottom of the Entry Form
4. If your film is selected, you'll have to comply with the Rules and Regulations
… Uqalimakkanirit
The Festival de Cannes is the most important film event in the world,
with more than 4,000 journalists among the 30,000 accreditees,
representing the entire spectrum of the motion-picture industry.
… Uqalimakkanirit
The Berlin International Film Festival sees
itself as a showcase for what is happening in cinema, but also as an
actor and propagator on the international film circuit.… Uqalimakkanirit
YFS was originally established in 1984 to promote the appreciation and
exhibition of films with artistic, social, and political importance. A
second mandate has emerged in which YFS promotes and facilitates film
and media art creation as a personal, cultural, and artistic practice.
YFS runs annual production workshops to enhance territorial skills
development.… Uqalimakkanirit
Wairoa Maori Film Festival 2009
Taihoa Marae, Mahia Road, State Highway 2, Wairoa (screenings also
at Gaiety Cinema, Marine Parade, Wairoa) MATARIKI QUEEN'S BIRTHDAY
WEEKEND
Friday May 29th to Monday June 1st 2009
ATTENTION YOUNG FILMMAKERS – ENTER YOUR FILM FOR A CHANCE TO SEE IT ON THE BIG SCREEN!
Do you have a short film or video that you and your friends or
classmates have created? Are you 18 years old or younger? Would you
like an opportunity see your work on the big screen during the Reel 2
Real International Film Festival for Youth?
ATTENTION YOUNG FILMMAKERS – ENTER YOUR FILM FOR A CHANCE TO SEE IT ON THE BIG SCREEN!
Do you have a short film or video that you and your friends or
classmates have created? Are you 18 years old or younger? Would you
like an opportunity see your work on the big screen during the Reel 2
Real International Film Festival for Youth?
Supported by the German UNICEF commission and the American Indian Film Institute
and Festival in San Francisco, INDIANER INUIT shall
take place from 10–13 December 2009 in Stuttgart, Germany. It is the
first and only festival of its kind in Europe now being held for the third
time (former festivals in 2004 and 2007). … Uqalimakkanirit
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