First there was the nightmare of watching Joyce Echaquan's video. She live-streamed her death in a Canadian hospital while medical staff abused her with racist insults.
Then glimmers of a dream: witnessing thousands march for Joyce, and listening to Ellen Gabriel's speech. Ellen was the official spokesperson for the Kanehsatà:ke Nation during the Oka Crisis. She had such eloquent wisdom in that charged moment in history.
Media is an important tool for spreading the healing power of indigenous leaders as they offer guidance, stories and calls to action. Listen to Ellen's latest historic speech, with her searing wisdom literally echoing off the buildings in downtown Montreal.
A Polar Bear Wins production.
Produced, directed, shot and edited by Ian Christopher Goodman in 2020.