The Awakeners

Season 1

Indigenous singer Laura Vinson sets out to find other Indigenous Artists with disabilities.

Where to Watch Season 1

6 Episodes

  • The Search Beings
    E1
    The Search BeingsIn episode one, nationally acclaimed Indigenous singer Laura Vinson shares her heart and her personal queries that lead her into a quest to find Indigenous disabled artists.
  • The Dance and the Dream
    E2
    The Dance and the DreamIn this episode, Laura meets up with Lyle and David Donald, a father and son who head up the Edmonton Métis Dancers. David is living his dream, teaching young people the traditional Métis Jig.
  • The Healing Culture
    E3
    The Healing CultureLaura contemplates the richness of her family’s Indigenous heritage and culture and the ways her culture and art bring healing. She meets Raymond Gladue, an award-winning dancer.
  • The Message is the Art
    E4
    The Message is the ArtLaura discovers how Tom Baril’s photography takes the viewer on a haunting journey to honour the children of missing and murdered Indigenous women.
  • The Hope Art Carries
    E5
    The Hope Art CarriesWayne Levesque and Yvette Cenerini are two people who began their lives in the able-bodied world but experienced dramatic injuries that resulted in disability diagnoses that transformed their worlds.
  • "Meegwitch, hi hi!"
    E6
    "Meegwitch, hi hi!"“Meegwitch” in Ojibway means “Creator”, and “hi hi” is, “thank you”. In this episode Laura begins to recognize the fortune of being an artist who can share their gifts.

 

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