Selected Films by Carswellfilm.ca

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. These...

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...

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 micro-aggressions. This...

Produced by The Friends of Kananaskis Country 11 Sequences (2000): • Biodiversity - an introduction  • Ark of Biodiversity - Why is it important?  • Extinction Events - Losing 150 species a day  • Conservation Biology - Habitat loss (3:44) • Design-a-Park - Are our...

Students from Princeton travel to see the sacred site of the Red Ochre Bluffs.

Students from Princeton Elementary School learn how to plant and care for a garden.

Special events with motivational speakers can empower students.

Students from Merritt Elementary School learn beading.

Each year students at Merritt Secondary School host an Elders' Gathering. These events are essential for community building.

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 sew.

Elementary School studnets from Princeton, BC learn how to make bannock. This is always as successful activity! Yum!

Elementary School students learn to create cedar bark baskets

Indigenous Students from Merritt and Princeton (School District 58) join in a drumming celebration.

Indigenous students from Merrit Secondary School experience a Culture Camp with the Coldwater Band. 

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 skills.

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,...

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