The Cinematheque

To mark one year of Our Stories to Tell, we’re celebrating series advisor Lyana Patrick. She is Acadian/​Scottish on her mother’s side, Yinka Dene on her father’s, and a member of the Stellat’en First Nation. Yinka Dene translates to ​“people of the land,” an orientation key to the films in this program, three of which are directed by Patrick. A Place to Belong, made with Rosemary Georgeson (Coast Salish and Sahtu Dene), documents a Vancouver Aboriginal Friendship Centre event and the origin of the friendship centre movement. The Tomahawk profiles the oldest family-run restaurant in BC, blurring the line between appropriation and appreciation. The Train Station explores survivance through the experiences of Patrick’s family at Lejac Indian Residential School. DƏNE YI’INJETL – The Scattering of Man, by Luke Gleeson (Tsay Keh Dene), tells of the displacement of the Tsay Keh Dene people due to the WAC Bennett Dam project and subsequent flooding, events connected to Patrick’s upcoming feature documentary Nechako.

After the program, there will be a Q&A and discussion with Lyana Patrick.

A Place to Belong
Canada 2020
Lyana Patrick, Rosemary Georgeson
4 min. DCP

The Tomahawk
Canada 2020
Lyana Patrick
3 min. DCP

The Train Station
Canada 2020
Lyana Patrick
2 min. DCP In English and Carrier with English subtitles

DƏNE YI’INJETL – The Scattering of Man
Canada 2021
Luke Gleeson
75 min. DCP In English and Sekani with English subtitles