Hi-ho Mistahey! Alanis Obomsawin film free on Valentine's weekend
Documentary launch online coincides with First Nations Child and Family Caring Society's Have a Heart Day
February 14 marks the annual Have a Heart Day, a campaign for First Nations children to get the same chance as other Canadiansto grow up healthy, safe, with a good education, andproud of their cultures.
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Obomsawins film depicts the Shannens Dream Campaign. Thelate Shannen Koostachin wasa youth activist from Attawapiskat who launched a national call for First Nations children to have access to a quality, culturally-based education.
A scene from the annual Have a Heart day, started by the First Nations Child and Family Caring Society, in Ottawa is featured in the film.
Hi-Ho Mistahey is available free online from Feb. 14- 16.
See the Hi-Ho Mistahey trailer here. Watch the full version.