NFB this June: Celebrate National Indigenous History Month

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Montreal –  In June, keep streaming Canadian on the NFB’s platforms! We’re celebrating National Indigenous History Month with three new releases showcasing the strength and resilience of Indigenous people:

  • Ossie Michelin’s Feather Fall, about an iconic moment of Indigenous resistance filmed in Mi’kmaq territory;
  • Alanis Obomsawin’s My Friend the Green Horse, where an animal from the filmmaker’s dreams embodies the spirit of kindness and a celebration of life;
  • and Christopher Auchter’s The Stand, which recreates the moment when the Haida Nation took a stand for the future.

June is also Pride Month in Canada:

Special themed channels and blog posts will mark these important historic and cultural commemorations.

In addition, more new releases will be available online:

  • Serville Poblete’s King’s Court, an intimate look into the lives of two young men in Toronto’s Bleecker Street neighbourhood;
  • and the seven short films produced by the NFB in tribute to the 2025 Governor General’s Performing Arts Awards (GGPAA) laureates.

Remember, nfb.ca is home to more than 7,000 streaming films and a collection of over 100 interactive works.

MARKING NATIONAL INDIGENOUS HISTORY MONTH

Starting June 2

Feather Fall by Ossie Michelin (2024, NFB)
Documentary (22 min 57 s) / Press kit

  • The film revisits Mi’kmaq territory, where an iconic moment was captured in 2013—igniting into a symbol of Indigenous resistance and halting fracking exploration on unceded lands.

Starting June 9

My Friend the Green Horse by Alanis Obomsawin (2024, NFB)
Animation (11 min 20 s) / Press kit

  • Often feeling alone in her waking life, the young Alanis Obomsawin found friendship with the Green Horse, a benevolent being she visited regularly in her dreams. Together with other animal spirits, the Green Horse guided Alanis to realize the immensity of the gift of life and the power of kindness.

Starting June 19

The Stand by Christopher Auchter (2024, NFB)
Documentary (94 min 33 s) / Press kit

  • Drawn from more than a hundred hours of archival footage and audio, Christopher Auchter’s riveting new feature doc recreates the moment when the Haida Nation took a stand for the future. This award-winning film has been an official selection at several festivals in Canada, the United States and the UK.
    • To date, the NFB has produced or co-produced more than 460 works by First Nations, Inuit and Métis filmmakers, one of the largest online collections of Indigenous-made films, exploring stories beyond those of the historically dominant culture.
  • English Collection Curator Camilo Martín-Flórez has written a two-part blog post entitled “The Forgotten Reels of Nunavut’s Animation Workshop.” It explores one of the most captivating and intricate chapters of Indigenous filmmaking at the NFB: the 58 films made by 13 Inuit filmmakers at a 1972 workshop in Kinngait (then known as Cape Dorset), Nunavut. The films have been retrieved, restored, digitized and made available for free on nfb.ca to celebrate this National Indigenous Heritage Month. Learn more: Part 1 and Part 2.