The censored broadcast version of Colonization Road can be viewed online for personal use.
You can watch it online at the CBC Firsthand website here
a documentary film by Michelle St. John
COLONIZATION ROAD
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YORKTON FILM FESTIVAL'S GOLDEN SHEAF AWARD WINNER
BEST DOCUMENTARY - HISTORICAL/BIOGRAPHY
You can watch it online at the CBC Firsthand website here
Donald Brittain Award for Best Social/Political Documentary Program
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Featuring: Pam Palmater, Hayden King, Jeff Denis, Cuyler Cotton, Chief Erwin Redsky, Lee Maracle, Teika Newton, Al Hunter, Heidi Bohaker Rod McLeod, Daryl Redsky, Linda Redsky, Janis Redsky, Leanne Simpson, Niigaan Sinclair, Doug Williams and more.
In towns throughout Ontario, there are startling reminders of the colonization of Indigenous territories and the displacement of First Nations people. Anishinaabe comedian and activist Ryan McMahon takes us to his hometown of Fort Frances and down its main drag, which is called Colonization Road. Similar streets have similar names in towns and cities across the province, direct reminders of the Public Lands Act of 1853 and its severe impact on First Nations, their treaties and their land in the name of “Canadian settlement.” On his journey through Ontario, McMahon explores the history of these roads, meets with settlers in solidarity and raises significant questions about “reconciliation” and what it means to “decolonize.”
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