As part of THE NFB IN LIBRARIES annual programming the Ottawa Public Library is offering four free screenings in honour of National Indigenous History Month:

Tuesday June 6^th 5:30-7:30

• Red Path (Thérèse Ottawa, 15 min, 2015) – French with English subtitles
• Evan’s Drum (Ossie Michelin, 14 min, 2021) – English with French subtitles
• The Sacred Sundance: The Transfer of a Ceremony (Brian J. Francis, 69 min, 2008) – English with French subtitles

Thursday June 13^th 5:30-7:30

• Lake (Alexandra Lazarowich, 5 min, 2019) – English with French subtitles
• Now Is the Time (Christopher Auchter, 16 minutes, 2019) – English with French subtitles
• The Invisible Nation (Richard Desjardins and Robert Monderie, 93 minutes, 2007) – Bilingual audio with English subtitles

Tuesday June 20^th 5:30-7:30

• Breaths (Nyla Innuksuk, 4 min, 2016) – English with French subtitles
• Innu-Aimun – La langue Innue (Carl Grégoire and Spencer St-Onge, 4 min, 2009) – Innu with French subtitles
• Florent Vollant: I Dream in Innu (Nicolas Renaud, 5 min, 2021) – Innu and French, with English subtitles
• Nalujuk Night (Jennie Williams, 13 min, 2021) – Inuktitut and English, with French subtitles
• Angry Inuk (Alethea Arnaquq-Baril, 82 min, 2016) – English with French subtitles

Tuesday June 27^th 5:30-7:30

• To Wake Up the Nakota Language (Louise BigEagle, 6 min, 2017) – English and Nakota, with French subtitles
• Heartbeat of a Nation (Eric Janvier, 20 min, 2022) – English with French subtitles
• nîpawistamâsowin: We Will Stand Up (Tasha Hubbard, 98 min, 2019) – English with French subtitles

Featured image – photo credit: Melissa Kent, CBC. From nîpawistamâsowin: We Will Stand Up 

***Hybrid event (virtual and/or in-person). For more info on the films and how to register : https://biblioottawalibrary.ca/en/program?f%5B0%5D=field_series_1%3A50823