‘Circle of Eagles’ with Marge White, Ron Laprise, Anthony Milton, Richard Lavallee and Tony Niles

This film shares powerful, emotional stories of the impact of government policies, residential schools, foster care, poverty and systemic racism which has led to extremely high rates of incarceration of Indigenous people in Canada. “I have been in almost every federal prison across Canada, right to the SHU (Special Handling Unit) and I still have not found one institution that was as bad as I experienced in residential school.” Said Ron Laprise. Devastatingly, many Indigenous children died in Canada’s residential schools, and still, many who survived ended up in Canada’s prisons. This film highlights that there is hope and healing in culture and a return to indigenous knowledge and ceremony.

Directed by Merv Thomas

Produced by Barbara Ellis and Jason Q Lawrence

Filmed and Edited by Darko Sikman

Music by Thomas Beckman

Theme Song by Mary Garnet Edwards

In association with Look Hear Productions