Mayworks Kjipuktuk-Halifax

Honour Your Word
2016-04-27 19:00 - 21:00 (America/Halifax) | Halifax Central Library, 5440 Spring Garden Road, Halifax, NS, B3J 1E9, Canada
A documentary film by Martha Stiegman
Presented in partnership with Halifax Public Libraries
Marylynn Poucachiche and Norman Matchewan faced tear gas and police batons when they joined their parents on the barricades to defend their traditional territory in the 1980s. Little did they realize they would be on the barricades over 20 years later, this time with their own young children at their sides.
Honour Your Word is an intimate portrait of life behind the barricades for the Algonquins of Barriere Lake, an inspiring First Nation whose dignity and courage contrast sharply with the political injustice they face.
Please note: The film (60mins) will be preceded by an opening ceremony for the Mayworks Halifax Festival offered by the All Nations Drummers, and followed by a brief Q&A with filmmaker Martha Stiegman.

Opening Ceremony
2016-04-27 18:30 - 19:00
With Bill Lewis and the All Nations Drummers
Presented in partnership with Halifax Public Libraries
The Mayworks Halifax Festival opens with a ceremonial recognition of the Peace and Friendship Treaties that bind us together in the Atlantic region. We also recognize the land where we work, struggle and celebrate together in the spirit of those treaties. An opening address will be offered by Indigenous elder Billy Lewis and followed by drumming performed by the All Nations Drummers.
The opening ceremonies will be immediately followed by a screening of Honour Your Word and a Q&A with filmmaker Martha Stiegman.
