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MMIWG: Breaking the Silence, Starting the Conversation in Classrooms

MMIWG: Breaking the Silence, Starting the Conversation in Classrooms

How can we put a face on an Indigenous woman who’s gone missing or been murdered, and how do we restore a sense of her identity? Who is she? Where did she come from? Why was she killed?

Unsung Canadian Heroes: The Volunteer

Unsung Canadian Heroes: The Volunteer

This installment of our Unsung Heroes series brings us the volunteer. Volunteers come in all forms. These films illustrate 5 of them.

Now Online! Discover Our Indigenous Cinema Collection

Now Online! Discover Our Indigenous Cinema Collection

Enjoy the Indigenous Cinema page, a site that brings together 130 titles in from our unparalleled collection of films by Indigenous directors.

Break the Cycle and Eliminate Violence Against Women

Break the Cycle and Eliminate Violence Against Women

November 25th is the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women. Mark the day with 5 films that discuss the ways to prevent the cycle of violence from continuing.

NFB x ImagineNATIVE 2017

NFB x ImagineNATIVE 2017

ImagineNATIVE 2017 kicks off today in Toronto, and we’re thrilled to have 13 projects at the festival this year.

Water is Life | Watch 7 Films About our Most Vital Resource

Water is Life | Watch 7 Films About our Most Vital Resource

Be water, my friend.

Fixing the Gaze: New Indigenous Work at the NFB

Fixing the Gaze: New Indigenous Work at the NFB

Take a first look at the many Indigenous-directed projects currently in development, production or release in the NFB's English Program.

this river | New Short Doc Gives Voice to Indigenous People Searching for Loved Ones

this river | New Short Doc Gives Voice to Indigenous People Searching for Loved Ones

Watch this river, a brand-new short doc that chronicles the efforts of Drag the Red, a volunteer organization that searches the Red River for clues relating to missing members of the Indigenous community.

Experimental Instagram Doc Profiles Indigenous Activism

Experimental Instagram Doc Profiles Indigenous Activism

The face of contemporary Indigenous community activism, fuelled by new resolve and focus, is being profiled in an innovative experiment in social media storytelling from the NFB North West Studio.

Redemption on the Red: this river

Redemption on the Red: this river

Updated August 7, 2016 Tina Fontaine was last seen alive in Winnipeg on August 9, 2014. Eight days later her body was pulled from the muddy waters of the Red...