Selected Films by Carswellfilm.ca
Tribal Canoe Journey
This 5 min. film captures the K’omoks First Nation welcoming ceremony of the annual Tribal Canoe Journey. This event brings together First Nations from Bella Bella BC to Washington State. For over 20 years, the Tribal Journeys have transformed thousands of youth. It...
24 Hour Drum, Back Again
Another adventure for the Indigenous Leadership group in the Sea to Sky region of British Columbia (Squamish Nation and Lil’wat Nation). Students from Squamish, Brackendale, Whistler, and Pemberton gather to hike, drum, sing, dance, and celebrate their culture....
Kus-Kus-sum Production Promo (:26 seconds, 2022)
Currently in production – Ed Carswell is directing a film on the Kus-kus-sum habitat restoration coordinated by Project Watershed. The film will weave K’omoks First Nation history alongside the work of transforming an industrial site back to a vibrant natural part...
24 Hour Drum – Going Strong (32 min. 2021)
A “weird” school year with Covid didn’t stop the Indigenous Leadership students from finding their voices and celebrating their culture. Six schools dance, sing, drum and speak to issues of oppression, white privilege, white fragility, and...
Bow Valley, A Very Special Place
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Think Big – Protecting Natural Systems in the Rocky Mountains
Think Big - Protecting Natural Systems in the Rocky Mountains - Directed by Ed Carswell, Produced by Friends of Kananaskis Country (1997) Produced by The Friends of Kananaskis Country 11 Sequences (2000): • Biodiversity - an introduction • Ark of Biodiversity - Why...
Red Ochre Bluffs, Princeton, BC
Students from Princeton travel to see the sacred site of the Red Ochre Bluffs. Return to Previous...
Community Garden, Princeton, BC
Students from Princeton Elementary School learn how to plant and care for a...
Student Conferences (7:24)
Special events with motivational speakers can empower students. Return to Previous...
Beading (1:20)
Students from Merritt Elementary School learn...
Elders’ Gathering (4 min.)
Each year students at Merritt Secondary School host an Elders’ Gathering. These events are essential for community building. Return to Previous...
Sewing, a meditation (1:20)
Elder Ameila Washington leads a class at Merritt Elementary School. In this class the students learn about composure and concentration as well as how to...
Making Bannock
Elementary School studnets from Princeton, BC learn how to make bannock. This is always as successful activity!...
Cedar Bark Basketmaking
Elementary School students learn to create cedar bark...
Drum Event, Merritt, BC
Indigenous Students from Merritt and Princeton (School District 58) join in a drumming celebration. Return to Previous...
Student Culture Camp – Merritt BC
Indigenous students from Merrit Secondary School experience a Culture Camp with the Coldwater Band. Return to Previous...
Learning Kwak’wala (2020, 7 min.)
Conceived and built by the ‘Namgis First Nation, the T’lisalagi’lakw Elementary School teaches Kwak’wala. This short film is a collage of young students showing off their language...
The World is Watching Us
This is an overview of the Aboriginal Education Enhancement Agreement in School District 58 - Merritt/ Princeton School District #58 (Nicola-Similkameen). This agreement will benefit students from six local Bands including the Coldwater Band, Lower Nicola Band,...
Echoes of the Sinixt
National Aboriginal Day Celebration 2016 in Nakusp BC - A 10 minute colourful overview of National Aboriginal Day. Medicine Wheel Ceremony, Drumming, Dancing by Running Wolf, Traditional Games, Parkour, and the signing of the Enhancement Agreement, School District 10...