UNB Saint John hosts Indigenous Film Festival for anniversary of 94 Calls to Action – CBC
Jan 21, 2025
Festival begins Tuesday with documentary about Murray Sinclair
To mark the 10th anniversary year of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission’s 94 Calls to Action, UNB Saint John is beginning a year of programming, starting with an Indigenous Film Festival.
The festival begins Tuesday night in the Ganong Hall Lecture Theatre with Honour to Senator Murray Sinclair, a 2021 documentary directed by Abenaki American-Canadian filmmaker Alanis Obomsawin.
“It’s been 10 years since Senator Murray Sinclair stood and talked about the horrors of the residential school system and calls to action for Canadians,” said Todd Ross, the acting Piluwitahasuwin, or the associate vice-president of Indigenous engagement, at the university.
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