Colonialism and Racism
The film excerpts in this theme show the devastating effects of European colonialist policies on Aboriginal peoples. They also show acts of racism in which Aboriginal peoples have been victimized in their relations with whites.
Excerpts
Dancing Around the Table, Part One
1
Forgotten Warriors
1
My Name Is Kahentiiosta
1
2
Ojigkwanong - Encounter with an Algonquin Sage
1
The Other Side of the Ledger: An Indian View of the Hudson's Bay Company
1
3
Our Nationhood
4
Riel Country
2
1
Uranium
1
Riel Country
1996, Director: Duckworth, Martin
excerpt 1 1 min 15 s
1. Why are some of the young people in the film, from St. Boniface embarrassed about their French and Native ancestries?
2. What views does the young Aboriginal man express about the influence of his culture on his contemporary life?
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