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URL:https://events.nfb.ca/events/dancing-around-the-table-monova/
SUMMARY:Dancing Around the Table @ MONOVA
DESCRIPTION:The Museum of North Vancouver (MONOVA) invites everyone to join
  them for an intimate screening of Dancing Around the Table to honour the 
 National Day of Truth and Reconciliation. This renowned film from 1987 pro
 vides a fascinating look at the crucial role Indigenous people played in s
 haping the Canadian Constitution.\n\nPre-registration is appreciated but n
 ot required for entry. Reserve your space at Selected Cinema: Dancing Arou
 nd the Table Tickets\, Saturday\, September 26  •  2 PM - 5 PM | Event
 brite\n\n--\n\nDANCING AROUND THE TABLE PART I - directed by Maurice Bulbu
 lian (1987\, 57 min)                                    
                            The 1984 Federal Provincial Confe
 rence of First Ministers on Aboriginal Constitutional Matters was a tumult
 uous and antagonistic process that pitted Prime Minister Pierre Elliot Tru
 deau and the First Ministers—who refused to include Indigenous inherent 
 rights to self-government in the Constitution—against First Nations\, In
 uit and Métis leaders\, who would not back down from this historic opport
 unity to enshrine Indigenous rights. In a now infamous exchange\, Kwakwaka
 ’wakw lawyer and lead negotiator Bill Wilson states that he has two chil
 dren who want to become lawyers and prime minister. When he says that they
  are Indigenous women\, the male audience bursts into laughter\, and Trude
 au replies\, “Tell them I’ll stick around until they’re ready.” Ov
 er 30 years later\, Bill Wilson’s daughter\, Jody Wilson-Raybould\, beca
 me Canada’s first Indigenous Minister of Justice and Attorney General in
  the government of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.\n\nDANCING AROUND THE TA
 BLE PART II - directed by Maurice Bulbulian (1987 50 min)\nThe 1985 confe
 rence\, chaired by Prime Minister Brian Mulroney\, was the fourth and fina
 l meeting to determine an amendment to Indigenous rights as defined in the
  Constitution. The provincial premiers again refuse to reach an agreement 
 with the First Nations\, Metis and Inuit leaders\, even though the majorit
 y of Canadians supported the inclusion of Indigenous rights to self-govern
 ment.\nDirector Bulbulian captures the pride and determination of Indigeno
 us leaders and community members who refuse to back down on this historic 
 opportunity to enshrine their rights\, and the arrogance of the First Mini
 sters who were fighting to keep power within the federal and provincial go
 vernments.\n-\nFor more information\, contact MONOVA at 604-990-3700 or in
 fo@monova.ca
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LOCATION:MONOVA\, 115 West Esplanade\, North Vancouver\, BC\, V7M 0G7\, Can
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