The Road Forward

4.5

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.

Cast

Evan Leslie Adams

Chief Leonard George

Native Voice Stringer (as Leonard George)

Ronnie Dean Harris

Native Voice Stringer / George Manuel / Singer / Self

Native Voice Stringer / Guitar Player / Singer / Self

Jeremy James Lavallee

Native Voice Stringer / Fiddle Player / Singer / Self

Stephen E. Miller

Stephen E. Miller

Latash Maurice Nahanee

Native Voice Stringer / Singer & Hand Drummer / Self

Native Voice Stringer / Singer & Hand Drummer / Self

Native Voice Stringer / Keyboard Player / Singer / Self

Russell Wallace

Native Voice Stringer / Choir Singer / Hand Drummer / Self

Glen Andrew Brkich

Bill Croft

Hotel Manager (as William J Croft)

Amber Georgeson

Kimowin Lavallee

Mother / Singer / Self

Joseph Patrick Keating

Restaurant Manager

Choir Singer / Singer / Self

Pawaken Koostachin-Chakasim

Choir Singer / Singer / Self

Shekayah Lynn Silvey

Michelle St. John

Michelle St. John

Mother / Singer / Self

Jennifer Elizabeth Kreisberg

Mourning Mother / Singer / Self

Imajyn Cardinal

Richard E. Brown

Singer & Drummer / Self

Shamantsut Amanda Nahanee

Marissa Nahanee

Vicki Lynne George

Shelby-Lynn Davis

Marion Erickson

Stephanie Erickson

Lorretta J. Pelletier

Joan B. Sutherland