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Bones of crows [videorecording] / by Clements, Marie,1962-film director,screenwriter.; Dove, Grace,actor.; Girard, Rémy,actor.; Lewitski, Phillip,actor.; Vanasse, Karine,1983-actor.; Elevation Pictures,film distributor.;
Grace Dove, Phillip Lewitski, Remy Girard, Karine Vanasse.Told through the eyes of Cree Matriarch Aline Spears as she survives a childhood in Canada's residential school system to continue her family's generational fight in the face of systemic starvation, racism, and sexual abuse. She uses her uncanny ability to understand and translate codes into working for a special division of the Canadian Air Force as a Cree code talker in World War II. The story unfolds over 100 years with a cumulative force that propels us into the future.Canadian Home Video Rating: 14A.Subtitled for the deaf and hard-of-hearing (SDH).DVD ; wide screen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1.
Subjects: Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Fiction films.; Feature films.; Historical films.; Adult child abuse victims; Ciphers; First Nations; Indigenous peoples; Indigenous peoples; Man-woman relationships; World War, 1939-1945; Cree; Indigenous children; Indigenous code talkers; Indigenous families;
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You Can Call Me Roger. by Mann, Jon,film director.; levelFILM (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Originally produced by levelFILM in 2022.This compelling documentary chronicles the life of Chief Roger Joseph Augustine, a prominent figure in Indigenous leadership. Spanning his 45-year tenure as the Assembly of First Nations Regional Chief, the film delves into his personal and professional journey, highlighting the challenges he faced and the resilience he demonstrated in advocating for Indigenous rights and combating systemic racism. Through insightful interviews and archival footage, viewers gain a profound understanding of Chief Augustine's enduring impact on his community and the broader struggle for Indigenous equality in Canada.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Documentary films.; Americans.; Foreign study.; Documentary films.; Indigenous peoples.; Ethnicity.; Current affairs.; Indians of North America.; Biography.; Canada.;
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You Can Call Me Roger. by Mann, Jon,film director.; levelFILM (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Originally produced by levelFILM in 2022.This compelling documentary chronicles the life of Chief Roger Joseph Augustine, a prominent figure in Indigenous leadership. Spanning his 45-year tenure as the Assembly of First Nations Regional Chief, the film delves into his personal and professional journey, highlighting the challenges he faced and the resilience he demonstrated in advocating for Indigenous rights and combating systemic racism. Through insightful interviews and archival footage, viewers gain a profound understanding of Chief Augustine's enduring impact on his community and the broader struggle for Indigenous equality in Canada.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Documentary films.; Americans.; Foreign study.; Documentary films.; Indigenous peoples.; Ethnicity.; Current affairs.; Indians of North America.; Biography.; Canada.;
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My Beautiful Laundrette. by Frears, Stephen,film director.; Day-Lewis, Daniel,actor.; Seth, Roshan,actor.; Jaffrey, Saeed,actor.; MGM (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Daniel Day-Lewis, Roshan Seth, Saeed JaffreyOriginally produced by MGM in 1986.Living with his alcoholic father in a shabby flat, Omar (Gordon Warnecke) is a teenager who wants to make something of himself. Omar is offered an opportunity by his uncle: manage a seedy laundrette. Omar hires old friend Johnny (Day-Lewis), an ex-member of a neo-fascist group, with dreams of turning the establishment into a veritable palace! But as Johnny's old friends take issue with their relationship, they must face racism, homophobia, violence and the politics of Thatcher's London head-on.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Feature films.; Drama.; Comedy.; Motion pictures.; Romance.;
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Valley of the Birdtail : an Indian reserve, a white town, and the road to reconciliation / by Sniderman, Andrew Michael Stobo,1983-author.; Sanderson, Douglas,1971-author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index."A heartrending true story about racial injustice, residential schools and a path forward Divided by a beautiful valley and 150 years of racism, the Waywayseecappo reserve and the town of Rossburn have been neighbours nearly as long as Canada has been a country. Their story reflects much of what has gone wrong in relations between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Canadians. It also offers, in the end, an uncommon measure of hope. In the town of Rossburn, once settled by Ukrainian immigrants, the average family income is near the national average and more than a third of adults have graduated from university. By contrast, the average family on the Waywayseecappo reserve lives below the national poverty line and less than a third of adults have graduated from high school, with many living in the shadow of the residential school system. Valley of the Birdtail is about how these two communities became separate and unequal--and what it means for the rest of us. The book follows multiple generations of two families and weaves their experiences within the larger story of Canada. It is a story with villains and heroes, irony and idealism, racism and reconciliation. A story with the ambition to change the way people think about Canada's past, present, and future."--
Subjects: First Nations; First Nations;
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What have we here? : portraits of a life / by Williams, Billy Dee,1937-author.;
In 'What Have We Here?', film legend Billy Dee Williams recalls his remarkable life of nearly eight decades-a heralded actor who's played the roles he wanted, from 'Brian's Song' to Lando in the 'Star Wars' universe-unchecked by the racism and typecasting so rife in the mostly all-white industry in which he triumphed. In this intimate, joyful, and inspiring memoir, Williams reflects on his love of painting; his love of women; his full embrace of life; on being a husband and father; and on all that has sustained and carried him through a lifetime of dreams and adventure.
Subjects: Biographies.; Autobiographies.; Williams, Billy Dee, 1937-; African American actors;
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42 [videorecording] : the Jackie Robinson story / by Beharie, Nicole.; Boseman, Chadwick.; Ford, Harrison,1942-; Helgeland, Brian.; Meloni, Chris.; Merriman, Ryan.; Legendary Pictures.; Warner Bros. Entertainment.; Warner Home Video (Firm);
Music by Mark Isham ; director of photography, Don Burgess ; edited by Peter McNulty, Kevin Stitt.Chadwick Boseman, Harrison Ford, Nicole Beharie, Christopher Meloni, Ryan Merriman.Brian Helgeland's historical sports drama/biopic 42 relates the historic 1947 baseball season in which Brooklyn Dodgers general manager Branch Rickey (Harrison Ford) decides to sign the first black Major League player, Jackie Robinson (Chadwick Boseman). Although Robinson faces ugly, vicious racism from other clubs, fans, and on occasion his own teammates, Rickey encourages him to not fight back. By following that advice, Robinson allows his remarkable athletic talent to speak for itself, and soon the first-year player becomes one the most popular players on the team, eventually securing the Rookie of the Year award.Canadian Home Video Rating: PG.DVD, Dolby digital 5.1 ; widescreen presentation.
Subjects: Robinson, Jackie, 1919-1972; Brooklyn Dodgers (Baseball team); Major League Baseball (Organization); African American baseball players; African Americans; Baseball players; Biographical films.; Feature films.; Race discrimination; Sports films.;
© c2013., Warner Home Video,
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My privilege, my responsibility / by North, Sheila,author.;
"In September 2015, Sheila North was declared the Grand Chief of Manitoba Keewatinowi Okimakanak (MKO), the first woman elected to the position. Known as a "bridge builder", North is a member of Bunibonibee Cree Nation. North's work in advocacy journalism, communications, and economic development harnessed her passion for drawing focus to systemic racism faced by Indigenous women and girls. She is the creator of the widely used hashtag #MMIW. In her memoir, Sheila North shares the stories of the events that shaped her, and the violence that nearly stood in the way of her achieving her dreams. Through perseverance and resilience, she not only survived, she flourished."-- Provided by publisher.
Subjects: Biographies.; Autobiographies.; North, Sheila.; First Nations women activists; First Nations women civic leaders; Indigenous women; Indigenous activists; Indigenous leaders;
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Oscar Micheaux. by Zippel, Francesco,film director.; D, Chuck,actor.; Singleton, John,actor.; Van, Melvin,actor.; Freeman, Morgan,actor.; The Party Film Sales (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Chuck D, John Singleton, Melvin Van Peebles, Morgan FreemanOriginally produced by The Party Film Sales in 2021.The most successful African American director of the first half of the 20th century, Oscar Micheaux wrote, directed, and produced more than 44 films and six novels before his death in 1951. Charting his incredible artistic journey, Zippel’s revealing documentary pays tribute to the extraordinary accomplishments of a resolute storyteller (and Illinois native) whose work served as a powerful rebuke to the ubiquitous racism of the times. A chorus of experts and fans—from Chuck D to Melvin van Peebles—weighs in on the incredible legacy of a man that cinema scholar Jacqueline Stewart describes as “the most important Black filmmaker who ever lived. Period.”Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Documentary films.; Enthnology.; Social sciences.; Arts.; Motion pictures.; History, Modern.; Documentary films.; Ethnicity.; Artists.; History.; African Americans.;
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Angry queer Somali boy : a complicated memoir / by Ali, Mohamed Abdulkarim,1985-author.;
Includes bibliographical references."Writing from a homeless shelter in downtown Toronto, Mohamed "Mo" Ali chronicles how he ended up there in this powerful and often irreverent memoir of exile, addiction, and racism. Kidnapped by his father on the eve of Somalia's societal implosion, Ali was taken first to the Netherlands by his stepmother, and then on to Canada. With its promise of freedom, opportunity, and multiculturalism, his new home seemed to offer a new lease on life. But unable to fit in, he turned to partying and drugs. Interwoven with world history and sociopolitical commentary on Somalia, Canada, and Europe, the story of this gay Muslim immigrant is told with tenderness in a refreshing and welcome new voice."--
Subjects: Autobiographies.; Biographies.; Ali, Mohamed Abdulkarim, 1985-; Somalis; Muslim gays; Somalis; Somalis; Gay immigrants; Gay immigrants; Muslim gays; Muslim gays;
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