Screening: Aoskway, sur les traces de l’orignal

The Museum and the International First Peoples Festival invite you to the film screening of Aoskway, sur les traces de l’orignal.

The film will be preceded by the short film Indian Rodeo: Voices of the INFR.

Program

Aoskway, sur les traces de l’orignal

By Brad Gros-Louis, Canada, 48 minutes.

Aoskway, sur les traces de l’orignal is a documentary by Brad Gros-Louis, a young Wendat artist driven by a desire to share his love and passion for the moose, a highly symbolic animal in his culture. This film follows Brad as he journeys through the Réserve faunique de Portneuf with his non-Indigenous friends on a quest for the animal; along the way, he shares his knowledge of this ancestral practice. During their expedition, they’ll talk about their views on hunting, the passing on of traditions, their past experiences and their profound respect for this sacred animal. More than just a portrayal of a traditional moose hunt, this film delivers a powerful message about the links forged between Indigenous and non-Indigenous people and the wealth of our natural environment.

Indian Rodeo: Voices of the INFR

By Frank Blanquet and Sahar Khadjenoury, United States, 27 minutes.

Beneath the dust and adrenaline of the Indian National Finals Rodeo, Indian Rodeo: Voices from the INFR captures the spirit, struggles, and triumphs of Native American rodeo athletes. Through the eyes of barrel racers, cattle ropers, and a bareback bronc rider, the film unveils the grueling rodeo circuit, challenges faced by female athletes, and the profound significance of this event for Indian Country and the Missing and Murdered Indigenous Peoples Movement.

Indian Rodeo: Voices of the INFR

Information

• Free activity in French, presented on Wednesday August 14, 2024, at 6 p.m.
  Space is limited, no reservations
• Duration: 75 minutes
• Location:  J. Armand Bombardier Theater