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The 25th anniversary of the Toronto festival has programmed works spanning 55 Indigenous Nations from 16 countries . This year’s theme centres around seedkeeping and the passing down of seeds to the next generation.
The festival runs from 3 to 15 June.
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A documentary delving into the journeys of IsKweWak (women) storytellers navigating the film and television industry.
Two indigenous girls run away from a Canadian residential school at Christmastime.
The last New Zealand War happened in 1979. It lasted three minutes. This documentary tells the story.
Indigenous visionaries, scientists and communities are rematriating the buffalo to the heart of the North American plains they once defined, signaling a turning point for Indigenous nations, the ecosystem, and our collective survival.
Three friends attend an institution for delinquent girls on an isolated island In 1950s New Zealand. The trio rail against the system, finding strength in their bond. This is challenged when the school’s matron divides them.
Ku Stevens, a 17-year-old Native American runner, struggles to navigate his dream of becoming a collegiate athlete as the memory of his great grandfather's escape from an Indian boarding school begins to connect past, present, and future.
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