Orange Shirt Day Event – A screening of the medium-length film Another Word for Learning (73min)

Thursday, September 26 at 2pm in 5B.16: A screening of the medium-length film Another Word for Learning (73min)

This 2019 documentary examines the disconnect between the contemporary colonial educational system and Indigenous communities, in light of Canada’s Truth and Reconciliation Commission and the painful legacy of the Sixties Scoop. The film spotlights the story of 11 year old Aisha, a Kwakwaka’wakw girl who is navigating choices on her schooling while living in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside. Along the way, Aisha is guided by her mother—Vancouver-based radio host, producer and activist Gunargie O’Sullivan—as she explores alternative modes of learning while asserting her Indigenous sense of identity and knowledge. Here’s a trailer for this 2019 documentary.