Motion Visual, an international writing, design, and media production company, has produced several television documentary films addressing First Nations issues. Their programmes are designed for broadcasters, schools, libraries, universities, and other institutions throughout Canada, the United States (US), and beyond. Click here to access an online catalog of available films, complete with synopses and playable clips. Below please find a summary of a few of the offerings:

First Nations Role Models - A publisher, an educator, a Metis political leader, and a fisherwoman/filmmaker are profiled in this examination of First Nations people in Canada. As the producers travel from community to community, they discover a "variety of First Nations 'communication' of philosophy and ideals". Winner: Certificate of Honor, American Indian Film Festival (24 minutes; CDN$99.00).

Native Women: Politics - This programme aims to give voice to some of Canada's Aboriginal women. "Historical segments in the programme contrast the traditional equality of power, male to female within native communities, versus the regression in the roles and power of First Nations women in Canada under European dominance." The women talk about how they view the rebuilding of balanced self-government within their community in the future. The Indian Act and Bill C31 are examined to highlight their effect on First Nations women. The programme was broadcast nationally on the CanWest Global system. Winner: Best Documentary, Native American Journalists Association (24 minutes; CDN$99.00).

Whose Land Is This? - "A one-hour documentary about First Nations' historical and contemporary relationship to the Provincial and Canadian governments in settling the land question in Canada. As historical reenacted segments document the "truth" of settlement and treaties in Canada, modern candid moments with the Provincial and Federal governments and many prominent First Nations highlight emotional and political perspectives on the land question in Canada." Screened: American Indian Film Festival (44 minutes; CDN$149.00).

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Motion Visual website; First Nations Films website; First Nations Films newsletter, Winter 2008; and email from Richard Hersley to The Communication Initiative on November 20 2008.