Precious Leader Woman
Olympian Spencer O'Brien was on her way to becoming the best female snowboarder in the world when rheumatoid arthritis set in. Forced to return home to BC, she reconnects with her Indigenous culture, helping her regain her strength to re-enter the sport and defy all odds.
Now is the Time
Haida filmmaker Christopher Auchter revisits a monumental event in 1969, when a visionary young artist, Robert Davidson, raised Haida Gwaii's first totem pole in almost a century.
the city before the city
Director Elle-Maija Tailfeathers tells the story of the Musqueam's 200-day vigil to halt a Vancouver condo development that unearthed ancestral remains.
Bill Reid Remembers
- On-air June 21 at 6:30pm
In this intimate portrait of renowned Haida artist Bill Reid, Alanis Obomsawin weaves together voice recordings of her dear friend recounting episodes from his life including his complex childhood, his journey as an artist, and his profound connection to his homeland.
Honour to Senator Murray Sinclair
Alanis Obomsawin shares a powerful 2016 speech by the Ojibwe senator and former Truth and Reconciliation Commission chair, interspersing it with testimonies from residential school survivors.
The Body Remembers When the World Broke Open
- On-air June 20 at 9pm
This award-winning feature film is an intimate exploration of Indigenous motherhood through the story of a chance encounter between two women from very different backgrounds at a bus stop in East Vancouver.