Indigenous 150+ is dedicated to celebrating first nations, Métis and Inuit voices. Originally launched as a film and conversation series in 2018 as a response to the Truth and Reconciliation Commission’s calls to action. The initiative has grown to include a podcast series and media training programs focused on career development for indigenous youth and emerging creatives.
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Passionate young change makers from across Canada celebrate Indigenous voices and culture as they share the stories of First Peoples and the land.
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Good Influence Films is a social impact enterprise dedicated to using media for social change. Indigenous 150+ initiative started as a response to the Truth and Reconciliation with the goal of celebrating First Nations, Métis and Inuit voices, educating Canadians, and building shared experiences. It was launched in partnership with M’Wikwedong Indigenous Friendship Centre and members of Saugeen and Neyaashiinigmiing First Nations and the Métis Nation.
Indigenous 150+ initiative celebrates and centres the voices of Indigenous youth in media through a podcast, film series, and media training initiatives. We hope to inspire individuals, organizations and businesses to find their own unique way to respond to the Truth and Reconciliation Commission Calls to Action.
TRC CALLS TO ACTION
FILM AND CONVERSATION SERIES
UPCOMING EVENTS
Yonnhe’ón:we Indigenous Arts Series
NOV 9, 2023
COLLINGWOOD // SIMCOE STREET THEATRE
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PAST SCREENINGS
EMPIRE OF DIRT
JUNE 10, 2018
OWEN SOUND, ON // HEARTWOOD HALL
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WHEN THEY AWAKE
JULY 14, 2018
OWEN SOUND, ON // HEARTWOOD HALL
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COLONIZATION ROAD
JULY 24, 2018
CANMORE, AB // ARTSPLACE
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FUTURE HISTORY – SPECIAL PREVIEW
AUGUST 25, 2018
BLUE MOUNTAIN, ON // INDIGENOUS LIFE FESTIVAL
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SACRED WATER: STANDING ROCK
OCTOBER 9, 2018
CANMORE, AB // ARTSPLACE
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OTTAWA LAUNCH – INDIGENOUS 150+
OCTOBER 16, 2018
OTTAWA ART GALLERY
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SGAAWAY K’UUNA (EDGE OF THE KNIFE)
FEBRUARY 26, 2019
CANMORE, AB // ARTSPLACE
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OUR PEOPLE WILL BE HEALED
APRIL 30, 2019
CANMORE, AB // ARTSPLACE
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THE ROAD FORWARD
JUNE 25, 2019
CANMORE, AB // ARTSPLACE
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NÎPAWISTAMÂSOWIN: WE WILL STAND UP
AUGUST 11, 2019
ASINABKA FILM FESTIVAL // OTTAWA ART GALLERY
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FUTURE HISTORY – SEASON II
NOV 27, 2019
COLLINGWOOD // SIMCOE STREET THEATRE
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NÎPAWISTAMÂSOWIN: WE WILL STAND UP
DEC 3, 2019
CANMORE, AB // ARTSPLACE
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CLUB NATIVE / W/ GUEST TRACEY DEER
DEC 4, 2019
COLLINGWOOD // SIMCOE STREET THEATRE
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ONE DAY IN THE LIFE OF NOAH PIUGATTUK
FEB 13, 2020
OTTAWA, ON // OTTAWA ART GALLERY
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THE INCREDIBLE 25TH YEAR OF
MITZI BEARCLAW
FEB 25, 2020
CANMORE, AB // ARTSPLACE
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THE INCREDIBLE 25TH YEAR OF
MITZI BEARCLAW
SEPT 3, 2020
ONLINE
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“I am constantly surrounded by noise: TV, texts, the internet, music, meaningless small talk, my thinking. All of it blocks my consciousness, my ability to hear the ME that exists beneath the cacophony. I am my consciousness, my awareness of my circumstance, my presence in every moment. So I cultivate silence every morning. I sit in it, bask in it, wrap it around myself, and hear and feel me. Then, wherever the day takes me, the people I meet are the beneficiaries of my having taken that time – they get the real me, not someone shaped and altered by the noise around me. Silence is the stuff of life.”
Richard Wagamese
(excerpt from Embers: One Ojibway’s Meditations)
COMMUNITY PARTNERS
FOUNDING PARTNER
M’Wikwedong Indigenous
Friendship Centre
PAST PARTNERS AND FRIENDS
In celebration of our 5th anniversary we would like to thank all the past partners, individuals and organizations who have been part of our journey including:
Founding Steering Committee
Ronat John
Suzanne Ferguson
Renee Abram
Ralph Wolf Thistle
Holly Black
Individuals
Don Barraclough
Jennifer Brant
Stephen Couchman
Phil Davis
JoAnne Fishburn
Guy Freedman
Raymond King
Kahontakwas Diane Longboat
Theresa O’Connor
Gary Parker
Kevin Shea
Joanne Smale
Sean Vanderklis
Karl Dockstader
Organizations
Honoring Indigenous Peoples
National Film Board of Canada
Canada World Youth
Wapikoni Mobile
IsumaTV
NationTalk
One Dish One Mic
First Peoples Group
Ontario Arts Council
ArtsPlace Canmore
Community Foundation Grey Bruce
Asinabka Film and Media Arts Festival
Ottawa Community Foundation
City of Owen Sound
NAGWEYAAB AD HOC GROUP
(alphabetical)
JoAnne Fishburn
Raymond King
Theresa O’Connor
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Aimée Rochard
Good Influence Film’s wishes to acknowledge that our office is on land covered by the One Dish One Spoon Wampum Belt covenant and the Treaty Territory of the Mississaugas of the Credit, and ancestral lands of the Mississauga and Haudenosaunee Nations. These lands are now home to many Indigenous peoples, and is a place we are privileged to live, and work. The Indigenous 150+ initiative is a response to the Truth and Reconciliation Commission’s 94 Calls To Action.
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