NEW DOCUMENTARY: WARRIOR FATHERS

NEW DOCUMENTARY: WARRIOR FATHERS

I’m proud to say that Thomas Snow (Eyarheh Wapa) and I finished a film about parenting while parenting. I learned so much just from watching Thomas being a dad nurturing, disciplining, training, cleaning (endlessly), and teaching Nakoda all without sleep. It was...
It all started with treaty

It all started with treaty

I’ve been asked many times how the journey of Elder in the Making got started. The simple answer is curiosity. Curiosity about an acknowledgement and a date: September 22, the day that Treaty 7 was signed. It was a curiosity that would take me all across Alberta...
Social Studies: Grade 7 – Buffalo Apocalypse

Social Studies: Grade 7 – Buffalo Apocalypse

The documentary, Elder in the Making, provides an introduction to the experiences of Indigenous peoples before and after contact. Episode 3: Sacred Ground and Episode 4: Apocalypse explore the significance of the land for the Blackfoot peoples in southern Alberta,...