The filmmaker Louise BigEagle discusses her film To Wake Up the Nakota Language, which screens at the DOXA Documentary Film Festival (12 May 2018), with Joseph Planta.

Text of introduction by Joseph Planta:

I am Planta: On the Line, in Vancouver, at TheCommentary.ca.

To Wake Up the Nakota Language is a short film that’s an Official Selection at the DOXA Documentary Film Festival. It’s on at the Vancity Theatre, Saturday, 12 May 2018 at 4.30pm. It will be its first screening outside of Saskatchewan, where the film was shot. Its filmmaker Louise BigEagle, who joins me now, takes us to the Pheasant Rump First Nation on Treaty 4 territory. There we meet Armand McArthur, one of the last fluent speakers of Nakota. He is committed to furthering the language and its culture amongst the community and future generations. I’ll get Louise to tell us about her film, how it came about, and the necessity of knowing one’s language and culture. Louise BigEagle is from Ocean Man First Nation, Saskatchewan, and currently lives in Regina. She holds a Bachelor of Arts in Film and Media Studies from the University of Regina. Previous films include Sounds of the Sundance, and the documentary I Am a Boy. Visit www.doxafestival.ca for tickets and information. Please welcome to the Planta: On the Line, in Regina, Louise BigEagle; Ms. BigEagle, good morning.

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