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.
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Evan Leslie Adams as Ed Nahanee
Chief Leonard George as Native Voice Stringer (as Leonard George)
Ronnie Dean Harris as Native Voice Stringer / George Manuel / Singer / Self
Wayne Lavallee as Native Voice Stringer / Guitar Player / Singer / Self
Jeremy James Lavallee as Native Voice Stringer / Fiddle Player / Singer / Self
Stephen E. Miller as Tom Hurley
Latash Maurice Nahanee as Native Voice Stringer / Singer & Hand Drummer / Self
Corey Payette as Native Voice Stringer / Singer & Hand Drummer / Self
Murray Porter as Native Voice Stringer / Keyboard Player / Singer / Self
Russell Wallace as Native Voice Stringer / Choir Singer / Hand Drummer / Self
Patti Allan as Maisie Hurley
Glen Andrew Brkich as Husband
Bill Croft as Hotel Manager (as William J Croft)
Amber Georgeson as Daughter
Kimowin Lavallee as Daughter
Cheri Maracle as Mother / Singer / Self
Joseph Patrick Keating as Restaurant Manager
Shakti Hayes as Choir Singer / Singer / Self
Makwa Kewistep as Young Boy
Pawaken Koostachin-Chakasim as Young Boy
Delhia Nahanee as Choir Singer / Singer / Self
Shekayah Lynn Silvey as Young Girl
Michelle St. John as Mother / Singer / Self
Jennifer Elizabeth Kreisberg as Mourning Mother / Singer / Self
Doreen Manuel as Self
Imajyn Cardinal as Daughter
Richard E. Brown as Singer & Drummer / Self
Shamantsut Amanda Nahanee as Singer / Self
Marissa Nahanee as Singer / Self
Henry Clifton as Self
Thomas Berger as Self
Vera Newman as Self
Karen Jeffrey as Self
Moira Movanna as Self
Vicki Lynne George as Self
Lorna Williams as Self
Shelby-Lynn Davis as Self
Marion Erickson as Self
Stephanie Erickson as Self
Morgan George as Self
Karista Olson as Self
Lorretta J. Pelletier as Self
Joan B. Sutherland as Self
Jody Thomas as Self
Ashley Wilson as Self
Martha Wilson as Self
Bonnie Wisla as Self
Edwin Newman as Self
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