With its energetic pace and stunning HD landscapes, 8TH FIRE propels us past prejudice, stereotypes and misunderstandings, to encounters with an impressive new generation of Aboriginal Canadians who are reclaiming both their culture and their confidence.
We meet the emerging leaders, artists, activists and thinkers. We explore the best ideas for change. Above all, 8TH FIRE examines the way forward to a second chance to get the relationship right.
This series is also sold per episode
Episode 1 - INDIGENOUS IN THE CITY
Meet the rich kaleidoscope of Aboriginal people who are fast joining the country's urban middle class and bringing their culture with them. Read more and order this episode.
Episode 2 - IT'S TIME
Memorable people and stories from across the country illustrate why there's an economic, demographic and moral imperative to fix Canada's troubled 500-year relationship with Aboriginal people. Read more and order this episode.
Episode 3 - WHOSE LAND IS IT ANYWAY?
An evocative look at the role that land plays in the conflicted relationship between Aboriginal peoples and the rest of Canada. Read more and order this episode.
Episode 4 - AT THE CROSSROADS
How the Aboriginal community's feisty and self-confident youth — the "Seventh Generation" — are taking new pride in their heritage and pointing the way forward to a new relationship. Read more and order this episode.
Teacher resource guide available for download in spring 2012.
