17 Oct 2023
Miss Campbell: Inuk Teacher
Part oral history and part visual poem, Miss Campbell: Inuk Teacher is the story of Evelyn Campbell, a trailblazer for an Inuit-led educational system in the small community of Rigolet, Labrador.
One of Many
A woman with indiginous roots in her 40s goes on a trip into her past: When she was four years old she had been taken away from her mother by the canadian authorities, like many others. This is her very sad story as an example for many others.
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Cordell Weasel Mocassin Self
Sally Tisiga Self
Jacques Chirac Self
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