This Indigenous film festival on Manitoulin Island will honour ‘residential school warriors’ – CBC
Jul 10, 2024
Weengushk will honour survivors through powerful storytelling, cinematic excellence
The Weengushk International Film Festival, an Indigenous festival in northern Ontario, is set to return for its eighth year on Manitoulin Island.
It starts Thursday and runs through Sunday at the Manitoulin Hotel and Conference Centre in Little Current.
- Audio
Dr. Shirley Cheechoo, Donald Sutherland
- Q with Tom Power
For Dr. Shirley Cheechoo, overcoming the residential school legacy is the job of warriors
This year, the festival will be dedicated to honouring residential school survivors.
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