In 1980, as Canada sought to erase Indigenous rights, thousands of First Nations people — from children to elders — launched a 3,000-mile journey for justice. Break Point reveals the Constitution Express, the historic grassroots uprising that ignited a movement still driving the struggle for sovereignty.
Break Point: The Untold Story of the Constitution Express reveals one of the most significant yet little-known Indigenous rights movements in modern history. In 1980, as the Trudeau government prepared to patriate Canada’s constitution from Britain, it moved to erase the rights of Indigenous peoples and dispossess them of their lands. In response, thousands of First Nations peoples—grandparents, parents, and children boarded trains to Ottawa and brought their struggle onto the global stage to demand recognition.
Filmmaker Doreen Manuel reflects on her childhood and heritage and shares what it was like being the daughter of Indigenous leader Grand Chief George Manuel.
Filmmaker Doreen Manuel, a powerful advocate of equity and inclusion in the film industry, discusses the power of the media as a tool to fight against the effects of colonization and the importance of First Nations peoples serving the people.
In this sneak peek into our upcoming film series Break Point: The Untold Story of the Constitution Express, we share with you a little-known "back story" as activist lawyer Louise Mandell discusses her work with Indigenous Peoples, Chief George Manuel and the Constitution Express and how her experience as part of the Jewish diaspora from Europe and the Holocaust contributes to her vision of justice for Indigenous Peoples.
Canadian lawyer Louise Mandell discusses the influence of the Women's Movement on her law practice, what it was like working in a women-only law firm for a quarter century serving Indigenous Nations and how they were able to force the law to bend around a feminist praxis.
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