b'Photo credit: Melanie Orrmelanieorrphotography.comART & MEDIAThis section features First Nations literature, art, music, theatre,films and related events that have made a splash across the countryBy Jamie MonastyrskiFILMNPAWISTAMSOWIN: Festival, but it won the Best CanadianRCMP investigation and trial, Stanley was WE WILL STAND UPFeature Documentary Award as one offound not guilty of second-degree murder. Not only was First Nations filmmakerthe most important Canadian films of theThe jurys verdict drew national attention Tasha Hubbards feature-lengthyear. Npawistamsowin: We Will Standand a public outcry advocating for reforms documentary npawistamsowin: WeUp revolves around the story of Coltento the Canadian legal system. With Will Stand Up the opening night filmBoushie, a 22-year-old Cree man from Redstrength and authenticity, Hubbard bears for the 2019 edition of the Hot DocsPheasant Cree Nation who was fatallywitness to a tragic story that traces back Canadian International Documentaryshot by Saskatchewan farmer Geraldthrough centuries of injustice and colonial Stanley. Eighteen months later, after theviolence endured by First Nations peoples.100 The Circle Winter Issue 1 2019'