Amplify

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21:06
Amplify

After considering the warming winters in Haudenosaunee territory, Oneida songwriter Lacey Hill writes a song about the growing challenges of maintaining the tradition of Snow Snake competitions.

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Season 1
21:06
After reading Robin Wall Kimmerer's book Braiding Sweetgrass, Metis/Cree songwriter, Cheryl L'Hirondelle, sets out to write a song about how to exist in a cycle of reciprocity with the universe.
Season 2
22:01
Traditional Seneca singer Sadie Buck (Seneca/Tuscarora) uses a message from her late mother as inspiration for three new songs, performed with the Six Nations Women's Singers.
22:00
JB The First Lady (Jerilynn Webster, Nuxalk/Onondaga) uplifts and upholds the memories of missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls in this touching tribute to Chelsea Poorman.
22:00
Cree musician Kris Harper embraces his family's artistic legacy and for the first time creates a song using the poetry of his late mother.
Up-and-coming pop singer Thea May (Anishinaabe) draws strength and inspiration from the beauty of her community and family after a devastating personal loss.
Emerging spoken word artist Zoey Roy (Cree) takes us home to Saskatoon where a meeting with the legendary artist and activist Maria Campbell inspires a song about the power of celebration.
Jason Camp & The Posers reveal how even the most serene locales - their beautiful home island of Haida Gwaii - and their cultural stories inspire their unique brand of punk music.
The eclectic singer Kristi Lane Singer (Haida/Cree) shares her emotional journey of returning home to Haida Gwaii to find love and forgiveness. Directed by Shane Belcourt & Sean Stiller.
Electro-pop act Wolf Saga (Anishinaabe) draws inspiration from a painting his grandmother bought which became a touchstone for his connection to culture. Directed by Jessie Anthony.
The celebrated singer Amanda Rheaume finds a powerful source of inspiration from the historical Metis Scrip that attempted to displace her people and disrupt her culture. Directed by Shane Belcourt.
Inuk sensation Beatrice Deer takes a deep dive into the history of Inuit residential schools to craft an arresting new song in tribute to the lost children in unmarked graves. Directed by asinnajaq.
Country star Armond Duck Chief shares his Blackfoot nation’s deep connection to horses as he sings about the complex lives of Indigenous cowboys. Directed by Trevor Solway.
Hip-hop superstars Snotty Nose Rez Kids take us on an energetic romp as they share how Indigenous mural artists have transformed the city of Vancouver. Directed by Carla Robinson.
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