Syiyaya: Our Families, Our Stories
- 2017
- 33m
Elders from the shishalh First Nation share their stories of growing up on the Sunshine Coast of British Columbia. Their idyllic traditional upbringing is contrasted by their experience with... Read allElders from the shishalh First Nation share their stories of growing up on the Sunshine Coast of British Columbia. Their idyllic traditional upbringing is contrasted by their experience with Residential Schools, deliberate starvation and racism. This film shows the struggle of a ... Read allElders from the shishalh First Nation share their stories of growing up on the Sunshine Coast of British Columbia. Their idyllic traditional upbringing is contrasted by their experience with Residential Schools, deliberate starvation and racism. This film shows the struggle of a people rediscovering themselves after decades of assimilation.