Honouring and Understanding Gathering - Thursday 29 September

Join us in the last of a series of evenings to honour and gather together. We will welcome speaker Scott Clark. The Esquimalt dance group will perform. There will be a special screening of the Road Forward at IMAX.

Wawadiťła (Mungo Martin Big House) will be open with a ceremonial fire for prayer and reflection throughout the evening. Cultural support workers will be on hand.

Program

Doors open from 4pm

4:30 PM  Clifford Carl Hall on the ground floor of the Museum

  • Welcome 
  • Dance performance by the Esquimalt dance group
  • Keynote Speaker – Scott Clark 

6:30 PM Light refreshments served

7:15 PM IMAX Victoria

The Road Forward

The Road Forward, a musical documentary by Marie Clements, 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. Clements paints an electrifying picture of how a tiny movement, the Native Brotherhood and Native Sisterhood, became a powerful voice for social, political and legal advocacy, eventually effecting profound change at the national level. The Road Forward’s stunningly shot musical sequences, performed by an ensemble of some of Canada’s finest vocalists and musicians, seamlessly connect past and present with soaring vocals, blues, rock, and traditional beats. The Road Forward is a rousing tribute to the fighters for First Nations rights, a soul-resounding historical experience, and a visceral call to action.

Please be advised that this movie may be triggering.

Register to reserve your seat here.

About Scott Clark

Scott Clark is Coast Salish from Cheanuh, a Chewyatsun Douglas Treaty village located on the western coast of Vancouver Island. Scott has over 30 years experience advocating on behalf of all Indigenous peoples who reside off reserves throughout British Columbia. He is currently the President of the Northwest Indigenous Council (NWIC) and is BC’s representative on the national Congress of Aboriginal Peoples.

Over the course of 30 years working towards decolonizing systems from the neighbourhood level to implementing the Inherent Right to Self Government policy changes. Scott is the executive director of Aboriginal Life In Vancouver Enhancement society (ALIVE) for the past 10 years. ALIVE continues to seek systems changes to improve the quality of life for all Indigenous peoples who reside in Vancouver and ensure urban mobility rights are recognized and implemented.