Sept 20 In 2020, the Toronto International Film Festival named the winner of this year\u2019s People\u2019s Choice award. The honour went to \u201cNomadland,\u2019\u2019 a recession-era road trip drama starring Frances McDormand that tells the story of a woman travelling the American West alone in her van. Filmmaker Michelle Latimer had a double win for her documentary \u201cInconvenient Indian.\u201d The adaptation of Thomas King\u2019s non-fiction book picked up the People\u2019s Choice Documentary Award, as well an Amplify Voices Award. Latimer said she planned to divide the $10,000 cash prize between five emerging Indigenous artists. Sept 22 In 1877, Chief Crowfoot signed an important treaty with the government of Canada. Crowfoot, feeling threatened by the deluge of unruly American traders in the area, put his mark on \u201cTreaty Number Seven\u201d which gave… <\/p>\n
Sept 20 In 2020, the Toronto International Film Festival named the winner of this year\u2019s People\u2019s Choice award. The honour went to \u201cNomadland,\u2019\u2019 a recession-era road trip drama starring Frances McDormand that tells the story of a woman travelling the American West alone in her van. Filmmaker Michelle Latimer had a double win for her documentary \u201cInconvenient Indian.\u201d The adaptation of Thomas King\u2019s non-fiction book picked up the People\u2019s Choice Documentary Award, as well an Amplify Voices Award. Latimer said she planned to divide the $10,000 cash prize between five emerging Indigenous artists. Sept 22 In 1877, Chief Crowfoot signed an important treaty with the government of Canada. Crowfoot, feeling threatened by the deluge of unruly American traders in the area, put his mark on \u201cTreaty Number Seven\u201d which gave... <\/p>\n