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URL:https://events.nfb.ca/events/wilfred-buck-24/
SUMMARY:Wilfred Buck - Edmonton
DESCRIPTION:In honour of National Indigenous Peoples Day\, please join the 
 TELUS World of Science - Edmonton for these special screenings of:\n\n&nbs
 p\;\n\nWILFRED BUCK\n\nDirected by Lisa Jackson (2024\, 96 mins)\n\nHe’s
  from the “fresh-out-of-the-bush\, partly civilized\, colonized\, displa
 ced people\,” and he’s here to take us to the stars. Lisa Jackson’s 
 portrait of Cree Elder Wilfred Buck moves between earth and sky\, past and
  present\, bringing to life ancient teachings of Indigenous astronomy and 
 cosmology to tell a story that spans generations. This hybrid feature docu
 mentary follows the extraordinary life of Wilfred Buck\, a charismatic and
  irreverent Cree Elder who overcame a harrowing yet familiar history of di
 splacement\, racism and addiction by reclaiming ancestral star knowledge a
 nd ceremony.\n\nBuck is humble\, profound\, funny\, always real and a mast
 er storyteller. As a young man\, his community in Northern Manitoba is for
 cibly relocated to make way for a hydroelectric dam\, Buck’s family lose
 s everything. He descends into the darkness of the city streets\, survivin
 g any way he can\, until he reconnects with Elders who start him on a path
  that transforms his world.  Driven by insatiable curiosity and instructe
 d by dreams\, Buck becomes a science educator and internationally respecte
 d star lore expert. His mission is sharing these life-changing teachings
 —as relevant and urgent today as ever—always guided by ceremony and an
 chored in the land.\n\nAdapted from Buck’s rollicking memoir I Have Liv
 ed Four Lives\, director Lisa Jackson deftly interweaves verité footage o
 f Buck’s present with archival footage and cinematic\, dramatized scenes
  from his past\, painting a portrait of a beloved leader who now stands at
  the forefront of the resurgence of Indigenous ways of knowing.\n\n-------
 -----------------------------\n\nThere are two screenings on June 21st - o
 ne at 11:00 am and the other at 2:10 pm. Both screenings are free and open
  to the public. To reserve your free ticket go to https://www.onlinebookin
 gs.edmontonscience.com/DateSelection.aspx?item=6508\n\nMore information at
  780-451-3344.
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LOCATION:TELUS World of Science - Edmonton\, 11211 142 St NW\, Edmonton\, A
 B\, T5M 4A1\, Canada
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