Films Witnessing Truth And Reconciliation

The Polygon Gallery is witnessing the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation through a film series on September 29th. These films highlight Canada’s dark history with Indigenous People and the journey to rapprochement as a Country. This series will be broken up into two programs to examine the naming of this Day, Truth and Reconciliation.

Two film programs will loop twice
Truth: 10:00am – 11:30am & 12:15pm – 1:45pm
Reconciliation: 11:30am – 12:15pm & 1:45pm – 2:30pm

Truth
The Ballad of Crowfoot, Willie Dunn, 1968, 10 mins
PowWow at Duck Lake, David Hughes, 1967, 14 mins
Indian Relocation, D'Arcy Marsh & David Hughes, 1967, 29 mins
You Are on Indian Land, Michael Kanentakeron Mitchell, 1969, 37 mins

Reconciliation
Three Thousand, Asinnajaq, 2017, 14 mins
Honour to Senator Murray Sinclair, Alanis Obomsawin, 2021, 29 mins
Charley Squash Goes to Town, Duke Redbird, 1969, 4 mins

All films are courtesy of the National Film Board of Canada.

Banner image: You Are on Indian Land, video still, 1969

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