About this Event
Spirit of the Medicine ᐊᐦᒐᑭᐏᒪᐢᑭᐦᑭ
Feature Length Documentary
4 Directional Studios & House of Truth
Location: Burnswest Theatre @ The Confluence
Healing to the Nations - A Matriarch who is a Pipe Carrier, Traditional Knowledge Keeper, and Medicine Bundle Holder said, "We know trauma has happened to our people but there needs to come a time where we must begin to heal from it."
Three Indigenous millennials return to their Indigenous Ways of Being (Nehiyawiwin) to heal from intergenerational impact and colonization to benefit their children and their children's children. They find hope and healing in the land-based medicines and ceremonies of their ancestors – 4 Directional ways of Knowing.
Director’s Statement: "Spirit of the Medicine (SOTM) was written for children, youth, families and communities who have lost loved ones to suicide, addiction, homelessness, MMIWG2S+, lateral, gang, and domestic violence. Most importantly, for those experiencing a breakdown of the family unit seeking hope and healing for their children and community.” – Gerald Auger, Writer/Director.
PROGRAM
6:00 pm Doors Open
6:20 pm Opening Prayer
6:30 pm LIVE Performance
6:45 pm Screening
8:15 pm Q&A with Director, Producers and Cast
9:00 pm Closing
Event venue & nearby stays
The Confluence Historic Site & Parkland, 750 9 Avenue Southeast, Calgary, Canada
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