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National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. This film by Brother Phil Lucas ignited Canada's Indian Residential Movement. Our heartfelt thanksgiving to sister Phyllis Chelsea. Without her vision, this film would not happened.
She called me less than a month before the workshop and asked if we could film it like The Story of Alkali Lake, which started the Sobriety Movement. No one in Canada would give us any funds to make a film about Residential Schools.
Then, a miracle, the Alaskan Native Health Board gave us $25,000. Then, after filming "Healing the Hurts," we had no funds to edit the footage. Then, another miracle: the BC Knowlege Network said we could use thier editing equipment as long as Knowlege could show it. That's exactly what we wanted.
That was 38 years ago. Now, we have the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. Just as sister Phyllis Chelsea inspired the film "The Story of Alkali Lake, so did she inspire, "Healing the Hurts!"
Our heartfelt thanksgiving to sister Phyllis and the Community of Alkaili Lake, now Esk'etemc First Nation, for the great gifts you have given the People!