Barb Cranmer: Kwakwakwa’wakw filmmaker and entrepreneur Barb Cranmer found inspiration from her great great grandfather George Hunt and from the stories of her ‘Namgis Nation in northern Vancouver Island. Her documentaries explore the rivers, language, art and history of her people and have been shown on television and at film festivals around the world. Barb passed away in 2019, yet her films continue to remind us of the importance of the preserving the traditional practices of our ancestors. 

Filmmaker Bio: Barbara Todd Hager is a writer, producer and director. Her family traces its Métis ancestry to Red River, Fort Pitt and St. Paul des Métis Settlements. In 1999 she launched Aarrow Productions and it has grown into one of Canada’s leading Indigenous-owned media companies.