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Feature film — 2017

The Road Forward (2017)

9.01h 41mDocumentary — Music

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.

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Director: Marie Clements

On screen

Cast & crew

E

Evan Leslie Adams

Ed Nahanee

C

Chief Leonard George

Native Voice Stringer (as Leonard George)

R

Ronnie Dean Harris

Native Voice Stringer / George Manuel / Singer / Self

W

Wayne Lavallee

Native Voice Stringer / Guitar Player / Singer / Self

J

Jeremy James Lavallee

Native Voice Stringer / Fiddle Player / Singer / Self

Stephen E. Miller as Tom Hurley

Stephen E. Miller

Tom Hurley

L

Latash Maurice Nahanee

Native Voice Stringer / Singer & Hand Drummer / Self

C

Corey Payette

Native Voice Stringer / Singer & Hand Drummer / Self

M

Murray Porter

Native Voice Stringer / Keyboard Player / Singer / Self

R

Russell Wallace

Native Voice Stringer / Choir Singer / Hand Drummer / Self

P

Patti Allan

Maisie Hurley

G

Glen Andrew Brkich

Husband

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