The Road Forward
9.0(2) 2017-04-30 101 minDocumentaryMusic
The Road Forward is an electrifying musical documentary that connects a pivotal moment in Canada’s civil rights history—the beginnings of Indian Nationalism in the 1930s—with the powerful momentum of First Nations activism today. Interviews and musical sequences describe how a tiny movement, the Native Brotherhood and Sisterhood, grew to become a successful voice for change across the country. Visually stunning, The Road Forward seamlessly connects past and present through superbly produced story-songs with soaring vocals, blues, rock, and traditional beats.
Original Music ComposerWayne Lavallee
ProducerShirley Vercruysse
DirectorMarie Clements
WriterMarie Clements
Cast & characters
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Evan Leslie Adams
as Ed Nahanee
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Chief Leonard George
as Native Voice Stringer (as Leonard George)
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Ronnie Dean Harris
as Native Voice Stringer / George Manuel / Singer / Self
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Wayne Lavallee
as Native Voice Stringer / Guitar Player / Singer / Self
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Jeremy James Lavallee
as Native Voice Stringer / Fiddle Player / Singer / Self
Stephen E. Miller
as Tom Hurley
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Latash Maurice Nahanee
as Native Voice Stringer / Singer & Hand Drummer / Self
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Corey Payette
as Native Voice Stringer / Singer & Hand Drummer / Self
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Murray Porter
as Native Voice Stringer / Keyboard Player / Singer / Self
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Russell Wallace
as Native Voice Stringer / Choir Singer / Hand Drummer / Self
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Patti Allan
as Maisie Hurley
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Glen Andrew Brkich
as Husband
Bill Croft
as Hotel Manager (as William J Croft)
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Amber Georgeson
as Daughter
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Kimowin Lavallee
as Daughter
Cheri Maracle
as Mother / Singer / Self
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Joseph Patrick Keating
as Restaurant Manager
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Shakti Hayes
as Choir Singer / Singer / Self
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Makwa Kewistep
as Young Boy
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Pawaken Koostachin-Chakasim
as Young Boy
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Delhia Nahanee
as Choir Singer / Singer / Self
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Shekayah Lynn Silvey
as Young Girl
Michelle St. John
as Mother / Singer / Self
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Jennifer Elizabeth Kreisberg
as Mourning Mother / Singer / Self
