The Road Forward · 2017

The Road Forward

Marie Clements · 101 min · Canada

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.

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Production companies

ONF | NFB

Locations

Setting

Columbia Británica

Locations: Wikidata · Data: TMDB / OMDb

Cast

• Evan Leslie Adams

  Ed Nahanee

• Chief Leonard George

  Native Voice Stringer (as Leonard George)

• Ronnie Dean Harris

  Native Voice Stringer / George Manuel / Singer / Self

• Wayne Lavallee

  Native Voice Stringer / Guitar Player / Singer / Self

• Jeremy James Lavallee

  Native Voice Stringer / Fiddle Player / Singer / Self

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  Stephen E. Miller

  Tom Hurley

• Latash Maurice Nahanee

  Native Voice Stringer / Singer & Hand Drummer / Self

• Corey Payette

  Native Voice Stringer / Singer & Hand Drummer / Self