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Sewatokwa´tshera´t

The Dish With One Spoon
This is the first documentary in a series of four drawn from the elders who spoke at a six-day International Indigenous Elders Summit 2004 hosted at Six Nations of the Grand River, Ontario. The unity Ride and Run, a healing journey on horseback and foot, traveled over 3000 miles from Okanagan territory in British Columbia to reach the Summit in 2004. Hundreds of Elders from North, South and Central America gathered on Haudenosaunee territory for six days and developed an Elders Declaration. The documentary highlights the Elders’ understanding of historical trauma and directions to ‘begin to heal our nations’. Youth voices chronicle their perspectives and responses to health and social concerns. This documentary works towards raising consciousness of Indigenous Peoples’ struggle.

Featuring traditional leaders and knowledge carriers including Tom Porter, Mohawk; Chief Arvol Looking Horse, Lakota; Dr. Maria Yellow Horse Brave Heart, Lakota; Leon Secetaro, Navajo; Elizabeth Penashue, Innu; Renie Jobin, Lubicon Cree Northern Alberta; Luciano Mutumbajoy, Union of Yage Healers, Columbia Amazon as well as representatives from the Inuit and the Arawack people of Columbia. All speak to healing collectively from historical trauma using Indigenous knowledge and traditional practices.

The film is in NTSC DVD format for approx 75 minutes and is directed by Dr. Dawn Martin-Hill, Academic Director of Indigenous Studies Program, McMaster University.

The film is sponsored by:

Indigenous Studies Program, McMaster University
Canadian Heritage
First Nations Centre at National Aboriginal Health Organization (NAHO)
Ontario Federation of Indian Friendship Centres (OFIFC)
Indigenous Health Research Development Program (IHRDP)

To order a copy:
Individual use only: $25 Canadian Dollars
Organization / institution use only: $125 Canadian Dollars
plus shipping and handling

Please contact: Valerie O'Brien, Indigenous Health Research Development Program by Telephone: 519 445 0023 ext. 236 or by Fax: 519 445 4416 or by Email: vobrien@mcmaster.ca

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Contact Information
Hamilton Hall, Room 103 1280 Main Street West Hamilton, Ontario L8S 4K1
Phone:	905-525-9140 x27426
Email:	indig@mcmaster.ca