Film Synopsis: In this deeply moving feature-length documentary, three sisters and a brother meet for the first time. Removed from their young Dene mother during the infamous Sixties Scoop, they were separated as infants and adopted into families across North America. Betty Ann, Esther, Rosalie, and Ben were only four of the 20,000 Indigenous Canadian… Read more »
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Birth of a Family Online Film Screening
“We grew up in white homes, speaking only English and with no connection to our people or our culture. Though we were loved, we were outsiders in families that had grandparents, aunts, uncles and cousins that were not ours.” Betty Ann Adam Birth of a Family: Virtual Film Screening hosted by Woodland Cultural Centre October… Read more »
Quilt of Belonging Documentary Screening with Esther Bryan was “Wonderful!”
Last weekend the Woodland Cultural Centre Art staff hosted a free virtual screening of the Quilt of Belonging Documentary. The film was introduced by artists Esther Bryan, who also stayed after the film for a live Q & A session. Quilt of Belonging is is a richly hued portrait of the human family. It is… Read more »
National Indigenous People’s Day: Online Film Screening “6 Miles Deep”
To celebrate National Indigenous People’s Day, Woodland Cultural Centre will be hosting a Free Online Film Screening of the powerful documentary “6 Miles Deep”. This is a documentary portrait of a group of women who led their community, the Six Nations of the Grand River Reserve, in a historic blockade to protect their lands. We… Read more »
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