Niigaanibatowaad: Front Runners

Niigaanibatowaad: Front Runners

2008
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At a special ceremony during the opening of the 1999 Pan Am Games in Winnipeg, Manitoba, seven Indigenous men in their fifties entered the stadium in war canoes. One of them held the Games torch. In 1967 when Winnipeg first hosted the Pan American Games, ten outstanding athletic teenage boys were chosen to run 800 kilometers over an ancient message route with the Games torch. When the runners arrived at the stadium, they were not allowed to enter with the torch. Instead, a non-Indigenous runner was given the honour. Thirty-two-years later, the province of Manitoba issued an official apology. Nine of the ten young men chosen for the 1967 Pan Am Games torch run were from residential schools. Niigaanibatowaad is about the segregation of the Indigenous athletes and the despair and abuse suffered in the school system. Niigaanibatowaad: FrontRunners is a story of survival, hope, reconciliation and a dream for a new beginning that transcends hatred and racism.

Status: Released

Language: EN

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Production Information

Production Companies
APTN Canada Television and Cable Production Fund License Program (CTCPF) Manitoba Film & Sound Development Corporation
Production Countries
Canada

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Quick Facts

Release Date October 1, 2008
Status Released
Language EN
IMDb ID tt28997028
Website Visit Site

Cast

Ron Desmoulin
Ron Desmoulin

Thomas

Derek George Jr.
Derek George Jr.

Young Michael

Rose
Rose

Lori Lewis

Darren M. Felbel
Darren M. Felbel

Principal

Young Rose
Young Rose

Mary Black

Patrick Bruyere
Patrick Bruyere

Grandfather/Mishomis

Payton Whitehead
Payton Whitehead

Grandaughter

Ryan McNally
Ryan McNally

Race Announcer

Charles Nelson
Charles Nelson

Drummer

Jeremiah Spence
Jeremiah Spence

Runner

Key Crew

Lori Lewis
Director
Laura Robinson
Writer