Finally, a documentary that puts the 'forgotten' Indigenous people front and center.
Lii Michif Niiyanaan: We Are Métis is a documentary that addresses the invisibility of the Metis by shining a new light on the historical and contemporary experience of Métis people in Canada and providing a space for Métis people to share their diverse perspectives on what it means to be Métis today.
Direction
Ell and Coyes center voices without exploitation.
Cinematography
Manitoba landscapes as living character.
Writing
Narration that questions rather than concludes.
Director
Madeline Ell
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The title uses Michif, the endangered Métis language blending French and Indigenous elements.
Director Madeline Ell is herself Métis; this marks a rare instance of fully Métis-controlled documentary production in Canada.
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