Land and water acknowledgement

The Canadian Museum for Human Rights is located on ancestral lands, on Treaty 1 Territory. The Red River Valley is also the birthplace of the Métis. We acknowledge the water in the Museum is sourced from Shoal Lake 40 First Nation.

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Events

Indigenous films and filmmakers

June 1 to 30, 2021

Cost: Free

Location: Streaming online in June

Event details
A person with long grey hair stands outdoors, with a rolling grassy landscape and cloudy sky in the distance.

Stories

Language rights are human rights

By Rémi Courcelles

Explore Story
A stop sign and street sign in both English and French are seen in front of trees.

Bringing the potlatch home

By Matthew McRae

Explore Story
A black and white image of an elderly woman with white hair holding a mask that is shaped and painted to represent a bird’s head. It features a long beak with an open mouth and feathers attached to the top of the head. The woman is looking directly at the mask she is holding.