Indian Horse screens at special Canadian Museum of History event, March 27 – NSI

Indian Horse, from producers Paula Devonshire (NSI Features First, NSI Totally Televison) and Trish Dolman (NSI Features First), screens at a special event at the Canadian Museum of History in Gatineau on March 27.

The screening is presented by the Honourable Carolyn Bennett, Minister of Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs; the Honourable Jane Philpott, Minster of Indigenous Services; and Senator Murray Sinclair, Chair of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada.

The film follows Saul Indian Horse who, at age seven, is taken from his Ojibway family and committed to a Catholic residential school where he witnesses abuse and is not allowed to speak his own language. Despite this, Saul develops a talent for hockey which ultimately leads him to the pros.

Adapted from Richard Wagamese’s award-winning novel, the film is directed by Stephen Campanelli.

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