Returning home

DVD 2021

Skilfully intertwining narratives concerning residential school survivors and Indigenous peoples' relationship with imperiled wild Pacific salmon, Sean Stiller's stirring documentary is a revelatory testament to strength and resilience. At the heart of the film is Phyllis Jack-Webstad, the survivor who founded the Orange Shirt Day movement. While Phyllis recounts her childhood trials to youth across the country, her relations in the Secwépemc te...

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Fraser River (B.C.) Ecology

Human-animal relationships Canada

Indigenous peoples Canada History

Indigenous peoples Canada Residential schools History

Indigenous peoples Cultural assimilation North America

Migratory fishes Conservation British Columbia

Nature Effect of human beings on

Overfishing British Columbia

Pacific salmon Behavior

Pacific salmon Conservation

Residential schools Canada History

Secwepemc History

Secwepemc Social life and customs

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