s-yéwyáw: Awaken

s-yéwyáw: Awaken

healing people, heals the land healing the land, heals people

2023 en 92 minutes

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Plot

Stories of hope and homecoming intersect as Indigenous multimedia changemakers learn and document the teachings of their Elders. Ecko Aleck of the Nlaka'pamux Nation (Lytton, BC,) Alfonso Salinas of the shíshálh Nation (Sunshine Coast, BC,) and Charlene SanJenko of Splatsin of the Secwépemc Nation (Shuswap, BC,) are learning and documenting the traditional cultural teachings and legacies of their Elders, including the impacts of genocide resulting from Canada's Indian Residential School (IRS) system. Calling the audience's attention to the filmmaking process of narrative collaboration between an Indigenous and settler team, this character-driven documentary connects the transformative stories of three Indigenous multimedia changemakers and their four Elders. Infused by Indigenous ceremony, s-yéwyáw: Awaken walks alongside the process of intergenerational healing.

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Cast

Terry Coyote Aleck

Terry Coyote Aleck

Self

Wayne Christian

Wayne Christian

Self

Calvin Craigan

Calvin Craigan

Self

Barbara Higgins

Barbara Higgins

Self

Ecko Aleck

Ecko Aleck

Self

Alfonso Salinas

Alfonso Salinas

Self

Charlene SanJenko

Charlene SanJenko

Self

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