FILM SYNOPSIS (http://giftsfromtheelders.ca):
“Gifts from the Elders” is a 60 minute documentary that follows five Anishinabe youth on a summer research project with their Elders, whose stories guide them on a journey back to proceeding generations that lived a healthy lifestyle off of the land. Their stories chronicle the devastating impact that environmental and cultural dispossession had on the flow of knowledge from Elders to youth, and ultimately on the health of their people. As their summer comes to an end, the youth emerge with “gifts” of knowledge and teachings from their Elders, inspiring a renewed determination to forge a hopeful and healthy future for the next generation.
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SCREENING LOCATIONS AND TIMES:
Thunder Bay – Confederation College Lecture Theater – June 4th
Pic River First Nation – Marathon Theater – June 5th
Batchewana First Nation – Sault Ste. Marie, Grand Theater – June 7th
London – London Central Library, Wolf Performance Hall – June 10th
ALL SCREENINGS START AT 6:45 PM DOOR OPEN AT 6:30 PM
(In collaboration with Confederation College, Western University, The Ojibways of the Pic River First Nation, The Batchewana First Nation of Ojibways)