Indigenous peoples Archives

Echo Review: Marvel Tries To Answer Criticisms With Mixed Results

by Matthew Simpson | January 9, 2024

Marvel's new series is a noble effort but fails to address issues that many of the MCU's Disney+ shows continue to suffer from.

True Detective: Night Country Review: An Atmospheric Mystery Worth Watching

by Mariana Delgado | January 2, 2024

The latest season of True Detective, subtitled Night Country, showcases how crime is unique to its environment in more ways than one.

TIFF 2023: Frybread Face and Me Review

by Victor Stiff | September 19, 2023

Billy Luther’s exceptional coming-of-age film Frybread Face and Me captures the beauty of self-discovery.

Little Bird Series Review: One Woman’s Journey Discovering Her Roots

by Vanya Garraway | July 7, 2023

Through one Indigenous woman's journey of self-discovery, the Crave Original 'Little Bird' uncovers the horrors behind Canada's Sixties Scoop.

Little Bird Review: A Must-Watch Canadian Story

by Matthew Simpson | May 27, 2023

The new Crave Original effectively grapples with Canada's dark history against indigenous peoples.

Sundance 2023: Against The Tide Review

by Barbara Goslawski | January 20, 2023

Director Sarvnik Kaur’s Against the Tide is a gripping portrait of two Indian fishermen that serves as a searing climate change warning for us all.

For Love Review: Shining the Spotlight on Systemic Abuses

by Emma Badame | October 9, 2022

Essential viewing for all, this new doc examines the links between (and the legacy of abuse and trauma from) residential schools and the child welfare system.

Night Raiders and Beans: Two Films, One Horror

by Deirdre Crimmins | March 17, 2022

Danis Goulet's Night Raiders and Tracey Deer's Beans lead us to the same realization, in two completely different ways.

Hot Docs 2021: Kímmapiiyipitssini: The Meaning of Empathy Review

by Courtney Small | April 30, 2021

The road to recovery may be long, but Kímmapiiyipitssini: The Meaning of Empathy never loses faith in its subjects or their communities’ ability to rally around them.