The Road Forward
- Released on
- Runtime
- 101 mins
The Road Forward is an electrifying musical documentary that connects a pivotal moment in Canada’s civil rights history—the beginnings of Indian Nationalism in the 1930s—with the powerful momentum of First Nations activism today. Interviews and musical sequences describe how a tiny movement, the Native Brotherhood and Sisterhood, grew to become a successful voice for change across the country. Visually stunning, The Road Forward seamlessly connects past and present through superbly produced story-songs with soaring vocals, blues, rock, and traditional beats.
The Road Forward is an electrifying musical documentary that connects a pivotal moment in Canada’s civil rights history—the beginnings of Indian Nationalism in the 1930s—with the powerful momentum of First Nations activism today. Interviews and musical sequences describe how a tiny movement, the Native Brotherhood and Sisterhood, grew to become a successful voice for change across the country. Visually stunning, The Road Forward seamlessly connects past and present through superbly produced story-songs with soaring vocals, blues, rock, and traditional beats.
Cast
- Evan Leslie Adams
- Chief Leonard George
- Ronnie Dean Harris
- Wayne Lavallee
- Jeremy James Lavallee
- Stephen E. Miller
- Latash Maurice Nahanee
- Corey Payette
- Murray Porter
- Russell Wallace
- Patti Allan
- Glen Andrew Brkich
- Bill Croft
- Amber Georgeson
- Kimowin Lavallee
- Cheri Maracle
- Joseph Patrick Keating
- Shakti Hayes
- Makwa Kewistep
- Pawaken Koostachin-Chakasim
- Delhia Nahanee
- Shekayah Lynn Silvey
- Michelle St. John
- Jennifer Elizabeth Kreisberg
- Doreen Manuel
- Imajyn Cardinal
- Richard E. Brown
- Shamantsut Amanda Nahanee
- Marissa Nahanee
- Henry Clifton
- Thomas Berger
- Vera Newman
- Karen Jeffrey
- Moira Movanna
- Vicki Lynne George
- Lorna Williams
- Shelby-Lynn Davis
- Marion Erickson
- Stephanie Erickson
- Morgan George
- Karista Olson
- Lorretta J. Pelletier
- Joan B. Sutherland
- Jody Thomas
- Ashley Wilson
- Martha Wilson
- Bonnie Wisla
- Edwin Newman
Director
- Marie Clements
Producers
- Shirley Vercruysse
