artsPlace and the Town of Canmore are presenting a free screening of WaaPaKe (Tomorrow) in honour of The National Day for Truth and Reconciliation on September 30th. Together and with the community, the aim of this event is to create space for learning, listening, and building stronger relationships with Indigenous Peoples and communities.

WaaPake (Tomorrow) – directed by Jules Arita Koostachin (2023, 80 min) 

In Swampy Cree, the word WaaPaKe means tomorrow—and as Attawapiskat filmmaker Jules Koostachin says in her deeply personal documentary, “Tomorrow means hope. It means that we have a future.”

A powerful film about intergenerational trauma and healing, examined through an Indigenous lens, WaaPaKe reveals the reality of living in the shadow of residential school experiences and explores ways in which we can change the narrative to one that offers hope and a view to the future. The film creates a space for reflection and discussion so that the descendants of residential school survivors may respond to this shared burden of history and confront the cyclical nature of intergenerational trauma in their own lives and beyond.

“…a tender portrait of how we shift from a trauma-centric conversation to one of actionable healing and acceptance within family – with community, land, love and culture. WaaPaKe is a testimony of courage, care and respect.”
—ImagineNATIVE 2023

Watch the trailer: https://vimeo.com/863967679

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This screening is free, but an RSVP is appreciated. Please do so at Buy: Movies 2026 – WaaPake (Tomorrow)- Wednesday, September 30 at 7pm