NFB - Aboriginal Peoples
Gene Boy Came Home
Alanis Obomsawin turns her camera on the ugliness of war through the eyes of one survivor. Her new documentary will resonate with all those who have been touched by war, and with anyone who has had to travel the painful path of healing that eventually leads home.
Qallunaat! Why White People Are Funny
What's so funny about white people, otherwise known as Qallunaat to the Inuit? This docucomedy is collaboration between filmmaker Mark Sandiford and Inuit writer and satirist, Zebedee Nungak.
Wapos Bay
The kids of Wapos Bay love adventure. And their playground is a vast area that's been home to their Cree ancestors for millennia: northern Saskatchewan.
Waban-Aki
Alanis Obomsawin's illustrious career comes full circle with Waban-Aki: People from Where the Sun Rises. Having dedicated nearly four decades to chronicling the lives of Canada's First Nations, she returns to the village where she was raised to craft a lyric account of her own people.
Aboriginal Perspectives
This project aims to help people to become more familiar with Aboriginal film, and to pay tribute to its filmmakers, but most of all, we wanted to give a voice to Canada’s native peoples.
Aboriginal Architecture Living Architecture
Featuring expert commentary and stunning imagery, Aboriginal Architecture Living Architecture provides a virtual tour of seven Aboriginal communities revealing how each is actively reinterpreting and adapting traditional forms for contemporary purposes. Directed by Paul M. Rickard.
My village in Nunavik
An unsentimental film by a young Inuk who is open to the outside world but clearly loves his village. Directed by Bobby Kenuajuak.
If the Weather Permits
In the vastness of the North, on the edge of the Arctic Ocean, lies the village of Kangirsujuaq, in Nunavik. A talented filmmaker has turned her gaze, her camera, upon this breathtaking land. Directed by Elisapie Isaac.
In Celebration of Nunavut
The most comprehensive collection of films ever produced on Canada's Arctic - to honour the new territory of Nunavut. We chose over 100 films on the North made between 1942 and 1996, and organized them by theme into 60 videos.
The Gift of Diabetes
Director O. Brion Whitford's journey is a moving account of a man coming to grips with diabetes, while trying to re-establish balance in his life.