National Day for Truth and Reconciliation
Wednesday, October 1 | 6 p.m.
Sugarcane Documentary Screening and Discussion workshop
Free Activity | Space is limited, Reservation required
To mark the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, the McCord Stewart Museum, in collaboration with Madame Prend Congé, invites you to a screening of the documentary Sugarcane followed by a discussion workshop to further the conversation around colonial strategies. Organized with support from the team of The Decolonial Toolbox – Mikana, the Montreal Indigenous Community Network and Concordia University.
Program
Sugarcane
By Julian Brave NoiseCat and Emily Kassie, United States and Canada, 2024, 107 minutes
A stunning tribute to the resilience of Native people and their way of life, Sugarcane, the debut feature documentary from Julian Brave NoiseCat and Emily Kassie, is an epic cinematic portrait of a community during a moment of international reckoning.
In 2021, evidence of unmarked graves was discovered on the grounds of an Indian residential school run by the Catholic Church in Canada. After years of silence, the forced separation, assimilation and abuse many children experienced at these segregated boarding schools was brought to light, sparking a national outcry against a system designed to destroy Indigenous communities. Set amidst a groundbreaking investigation, Sugarcane illuminates the heartbreak and beauty of a community breaking cycles of intergenerational trauma and finding the strength to survive.
Discussion workshop around The Decolonial Toolbox’s educational pathways
Co-hosted by the team of Madame Prend Congé.
The Decolonial Toolbox is the fruit of a years-long collaboration between Concordia University’s Office of Community Engagement, Mikana and the Montreal Indigenous Community Network. The first publicly available tool in the Decolonial Toolbox is an educational pathway on the historical and contemporary realities of Indigenous peoples.
The discussion workshop will be an opportunity to explore a new module in The Decolonial Toolbox’s educational pathway and to further the conversation around colonial strategies.
Information
- Free activity, in French, presented on Wednesday, October 1, 2025, at 6 p.m.
- Space is limited, reservation required.
- Length: 145 minutes
- Location: J. Armand Bombardier Theatre at the Museum
About the organization
Madame Prend Congé
Founded in 1978, Madame Prend Congé is a community and a popular education space that takes an intersectional feminist approach, where women come together for hands-on educational workshops around themes of social, economic and cultural transformation. Exploring a range of topics, the organization empowers women to learn, reflect, form their own opinions and make their own choices, all while combatting poverty, breaking social isolation, and promoting every woman’s independence and social advancement.
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