Amiskwaciy History Series
Amiskwaciy History Series is an Aboriginal lead grassroots initiative aimed at creating awareness regarding the often-untold Indigenous history of the Edmonton area.
The name Amiskwaciy comes from Amiskwaciy Waskahikan or “Beaver Hill House”, a Cree term used to describe the area now known as Edmonton.
Through free monthly educational sessions, the Amiskwaciy History Series hopes to provide accessible and culturally appropriate education to the public on Aboriginal history as lived and told by the people.
National Aboriginal Film Festival
Celebrate and learn about Edmonton’s Indigenous history at the National Aboriginal Day Film Festival presented as part of the Amiskwaciy History Series. The event is free and open to the public.
Date: Saturday, June 18, 2016
Time: 12-2pm
Location: Stanley A. Milner Library Theatre
7 Sir Winston Churchill Square
Theme: Pre-contact
Films: Wapos Bay Films (two animated shorts, 24 min. each)
Synopsis: A family day that depicts life before contact, along with traditional family activities and tipi making.
Date: Sunday, June 19, 2016
Time: 2-4pm
Location: Stanley A. Milner Library Theatre
7 Sir Winston Churchill Square
Theme: Contact
Films: Other Side of the Ledger (1972, 42 min.)
Ballad of the Crowfoot (1968, 10 min.)
These Are My People (1969, 13 min.)
Synopsis: An Indigenous perspective regarding what happened at the time of first contact.
Date: Monday, June 20, 2016
Time: 6:30-8:30pm
Location: Stanley A. Milner Library Theatre
7 Sir Winston Churchill Square
Theme: Oppression
Films: Foster Child (1987, 43 min.)
Powwow at Duck Lake (1967, 14 min.)
Because They Were Different (1964)
Synopsis: Understanding the various oppressive policies, such as the Indian Act, and their impacts (i.e. residential schools).
Date: Tuesday, June 21, 2016
Time: 6:30-8:30pm
Location: Art Gallery of Alberta (Ledcor Theater)
2 Sir Winston Churchill Square
Theme: Artists’ Role in Reconciliation
Film: Hands of History (1994, 51 min.)
Synopsis: Incorporating Louis Riel’s quote, “My people will sleep for 100 years, but when they awake, it will be the artists who give them their spirit back.”
Partners
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City of Edmonton -
Edmonton Heritage Council -
Art Gallery of Alberta -
NiGiNan -
Edmonton Public Schools -
Edmonton Public Library -
Dreamspeakers Film Festival
For More Information
| amiskwaciyhistory@gmail.com | |
| http://www.twitter.com/amiskwaciy101 |
