Movies: Michael Kanentakeron Mitchell

  • 2020
    The Roots of Lacrosse

    The Roots of Lacrosse (2020)

    The Roots of Lacrosse

    02020HD

    Many lacrosse players and coaches often don’t know that the origins of the game of lacrosse has it’s roots in North American Indigenous nations.This short documentary provides a brief history of the sacred and cultural aspects of this sport, original...

    The Roots of Lacrosse
  • 1969
    You Are on Indian Land

    You Are on Indian Land (1969)

    You Are on Indian Land

    91969HD

    The territory of Akwesasne straddles the Canada-U.S. border. When Canadian authorities prohibited the duty-free cross-border passage of personal purchases - a right established by the Jay Treaty of 1794 - Kanien'kéhaka protesters blocked the internat...

    You Are on Indian Land
  • 1972
    Who Were the Ones?

    Who Were the Ones? (1972)

    Who Were the Ones?

    01972HD

    This short film was created by a group of Indigenous filmmakers at the NFB in 1972 and is essentially a song by Willie Dunn sung by Bob Charlie and illustrated by John Fadden: "Who were the ones who bid you welcome and took you by the hand, inviting ...

    Who Were the Ones?
  • 1969
    These Are My People...

    These Are My People... (1969)

    These Are My People...

    01969HD

    This documentary short is the first film made by an all-Aboriginal film crew, training under the NFB's Challenge for Change Program. It was shot at Akwesasne (St. Regis Reserve). Two spokesmen explain historical and other aspects of Longhouse religio...

    These Are My People...