The Road Forward

Name: The Road Forward
Genre: Documentary, Music
Released: 2017-04-30
Duration: 101 min

1h 41m·Documentary, Music

Directed by Marie Clements·2017

Rate

9.0/10 avg

The Road Forward is an electrifying musical documentary that 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. Interviews and musical sequences describe how a tiny movement, the Native Brotherhood and Sisterhood, grew to become a successful voice for change across the country. Visually stunning, The Road Forward seamlessly connects past and present through superbly produced story-songs with soaring vocals, blues, rock, and traditional beats.

DirectorMarie ClementsCinematographyMike McKinlayStudioONF | NFB

Actor	Role
EEvan Leslie AdamsEd Nahanee	Ed Nahanee
CChief Leonard GeorgeNative Voice Stringer (as Leonard George)	Native Voice Stringer (as Leonard George)
RRonnie Dean HarrisNative Voice Stringer / George Manuel / Singer / Self	Native Voice Stringer / George Manuel / Singer / Self
WWayne LavalleeNative Voice Stringer / Guitar Player / Singer / Self	Native Voice Stringer / Guitar Player / Singer / Self
JJeremy James LavalleeNative Voice Stringer / Fiddle Player / Singer / Self	Native Voice Stringer / Fiddle Player / Singer / Self
Stephen E. MillerTom Hurley	Tom Hurley
LLatash Maurice NahaneeNative Voice Stringer / Singer & Hand Drummer / Self	Native Voice Stringer / Singer & Hand Drummer / Self
CCorey PayetteNative Voice Stringer / Singer & Hand Drummer / Self	Native Voice Stringer / Singer & Hand Drummer / Self
MMurray PorterNative Voice Stringer / Keyboard Player / Singer / Self	Native Voice Stringer / Keyboard Player / Singer / Self
RRussell WallaceNative Voice Stringer / Choir Singer / Hand Drummer / Self	Native Voice Stringer / Choir Singer / Hand Drummer / Self
PPatti AllanMaisie Hurley	Maisie Hurley
GGlen Andrew BrkichHusband	Husband
Bill CroftHotel Manager (as William J Croft)	Hotel Manager (as William J Croft)
AAmber GeorgesonDaughter	Daughter
KKimowin LavalleeDaughter	Daughter
Cheri MaracleMother / Singer / Self	Mother / Singer / Self
JJoseph Patrick KeatingRestaurant Manager	Restaurant Manager
SShakti HayesChoir Singer / Singer / Self	Choir Singer / Singer / Self
MMakwa KewistepYoung Boy	Young Boy
PPawaken Koostachin-ChakasimYoung Boy	Young Boy
DDelhia NahaneeChoir Singer / Singer / Self	Choir Singer / Singer / Self
SShekayah Lynn SilveyYoung Girl	Young Girl
Michelle St. JohnMother / Singer / Self	Mother / Singer / Self
JJennifer Elizabeth KreisbergMourning Mother / Singer / Self	Mourning Mother / Singer / Self
DDoreen ManuelSelf	Self
IImajyn CardinalDaughter	Daughter
RRichard E. BrownSinger & Drummer / Self	Singer & Drummer / Self
SShamantsut Amanda NahaneeSinger / Self	Singer / Self
MMarissa NahaneeSinger / Self	Singer / Self
HHenry CliftonSelf	Self