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URL:https://events.nfb.ca/events/wilfred-buck-7/
SUMMARY:Wilfred Buck
DESCRIPTION:Northumberland Learning Connection\, as part of their 'Space: L
 ight Years and Dark Matter' program\, present a screening of the documenta
 ry Wilfred Buck\, a Top 5 Audience Favourite at the Hot Docs Canadian Inte
 rnational Documentary Festival (2024).\nPlease note this is a ticketed eve
 nt. Admission is $15.00 for adults / free for children. For tickets\, plea
 se go to https://www.canadahelps.org/en/charities/northumberland-learning-
 connection/events/space-light-years-dark-matter/#ticketInfo\n\n--\n\nWilfr
 ed Buck - directed by Lisa Jackson (2024\, 96 min)\nLisa Jackson's portrai
 t of Indigenous astronomer and Cree Elder Wilfred Buck moves between earth
  and sky\, past and present\, bringing to life ancient teachings of Indige
 nous astronomy and cosmology to tell a story that spans generations. Adapt
 ed from Buck’s rollicking memoir I Have Lived Four Lives\, the film weav
 es together stories from his life\, including his harrowing young years of
  displacement and addiction. Seamlessly fusing present-day scenes with cin
 ematic re-enactments and archival footage\, this intimate yet expansive do
 cumentary takes us on an inspiring journey to the space beyond\, and to th
 e spaces between us all.\nWatch the trailer at https://vimeo.com/942488273
 \n\n---\nAbout Wilfred Buck:\nWilfred Buck is an Ininiw (Cree) astronomer\
 , author\, educator\, addictions consultant\, Knowledge Keeper and lecture
 r originally from Opaskwayak Cree Nation (OCN). He graduated from the Univ
 ersity of Manitoba with two degrees in Education and has 25 years of exper
 ience as an educator\, working with students from kindergarten to universi
 ty. He also worked as a science facilitator for 15 years at the Manitoba F
 irst Nations Education Resource Centre\, where he did extensive research o
 n Ininiw Acakosuk (Cree stars/constellations).\nCurrently\, Wilfred gives 
 planetarium presentations using his mobile planetarium\, in addition to le
 ctures and keynote presentations on Indigenous astronomy and Indigenous wo
 rldviews. He is considered the foremost authority on Indigenous astronomy 
 in the world.\nWilfred has written three books: Tipiskawi Kisik: Night Sky
  Star Stories (2018)\, the semi-autobiographical I Have Lived Four Lives (
 2021)\, on which Lisa Jackson’s documentary Wilfred Buck is based\, and 
 Kitcikisik (Great Sky): Tellings That Fill the Night Sky (2021).\nAbout Li
 sa Jackson:\nLisa Jackson is an Anishinaabe filmmaker whose work has garne
 red two Canadian Screen Awards\, been nominated for a Webby and screened a
 t top festivals including Sundance\, Tribeca\, SXSW\, Berlinale and Hot Do
 cs. Her VR experience Biidaaban was viewed by more than 25\,000 people\, w
 hile her film Indictment won Best Doc at imagineNATIVE and is one of CBC
 ’s top watched documentaries. She won the 2022 Chicken &amp\; Egg Award 
 and the 2021 DOC Vanguard Award\, and has an MFA from York University.\nAc
 cording to Lisa\, “Western science is excellent at breaking things down 
 into the tiniest parts\, and Indigenous knowledge is really expert in seei
 ng how the parts fit together as a whole\, understanding that relationship
 \, and where we\, as humans\, fit into the big picture.”\n\n\n\nFor more
  information\, contact Northumberland Learning Connection at info@connectn
 lc.ca or 416-457-8669 or see https://www.experiencecobourg.ca/events/nlc-p
 resents-space-light-years-dark-matter/
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LOCATION:Cobourg Rainbow Cinema\,  Northumberland Mall\, 1111 Elgin St. W. 
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