S E A S O N 2DirEctED by Amos Scott

A DENE A JOurNEy PrODuctiONS in association with Aboriginal People’s television Network, Adze Studios inc., canada

Media Fund, Native communications Society of the NWt & NcS Productions Ltd.

A DOcuMENtAry tELEviSiON SEriES crEAtED by AMOS ScOtt

FEAturiNg: reneltta Arluk / Eugene boulanger /

glen coulthard / Jay gilday / Jenn redvers & Kristen tanche

PrODucED by Amos Scott / Lesley Johnson &

Molly Milligan

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I have learned that when you create opportunities for others, you in the end are given the greatest opportunity - that is to grow with those people you share adventures with. I have been very fortunate to have the support to create Dene A Journey and I hope these stories will inspire others to live life now, before the moment passes.

- Amos Scott

Dene A Journey is a television documentary series of indigenous guts, grit and smoky beauty.

Dene A Journey is the story of urban indigenous individuals on a trek to fulfill the universal desire to be more connected with one’s culture, but the journey becomes more a realization of one’s self.

Dene A Journey is a documentary series that tells the story of 6 people on individual journeys discovering their culture and re-defining their self. On this trek through life we find humour, frustration and joy, and the challenge to understand one’s identity. Each character starts to embody their own reality. They are wonderful modern indigenous humans, and there is no one answer. From an urban dweller to the bush and then back to the city, Dene A Journey is a realization of one self.

DirEctOr’S StAtEMENt

tAgLiNE ONE

ShOrt SyNOPSiS

LONg SyNOPSiS

Dene A Journey is an adventure documentary series for when the desire to feed your soul holds more sway than the ‘what if’. Transform your reality now.

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chArActEr biOgrAPhiES

rENELttA ArLuKEPiSODE 7 - My SLEEPiNg LANguAgE

Reneltta Arluk is a playwright and actress with a Chipewyan/Inuvialuit heritage. Reneltta’s play Tumit has had some critical success within the indigenous community. She has also produced radio dramas and continues to perform, create and challenge the status quo.

JAy giLDAy EPiSODE 10 -

Jay Gilday is a singer/songwriter of Sahtu Dene heritage. As a musician, he can eas-ily be described as one of the country’s finest hidden talents. Jay is hoping to con-nect with his home community of Deline as his children become older.

EugENE bOuLANgEr EPiSODE 8 - bAcK tO thE SOurcE

Eugene Boulanger is Sahtu Dene who grew up in Yellowknife and has lived in Vancouver working as a community activist for urban aboriginals. Eugene has now returned to the North and is actively building relationships for positive change within his home community of Tulita.

JENNiFEr rEDvErS EPiSODE 11 -

Jenn Redvers is a bright and gifted out-doors person. She spends her summers as a canoe guide, and recent winters working on a Masters degree. Jenn be-lieves youth need more opportunity to learn from the land.

gLEN cOuLthArD, PhD. EPiSODE 9 -

Dr. Glen Coulthard is a member of the Yellowknive’s Dene First Nation. Glen Coulthard earned a Phd in political science and is now a professor at the University of British Columbia. Glen is only one of a few from his First Nation with this high level of academic achievement. His first book, Red Skins, White Masks, has recently been published.

KriStEN tANchE EPiSODE 12 -

Kirsten Tanche grew up kind of all over but decided she needed to move closer to her homeland in the Dehcho. She is a recent graduate of the Dechinta Bush University program and is curious about the role of women in leadership.

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AbOut thE crEAtOrS

AMOS ScOtt DirEctOr, PrODucEr, WritEr

Born in Yellowknife, Amos grew up around cameras, learning from his dad who worked as a cameraman during Amos’ younger years. After attending Journalism School, Amos found further experience in media as a VJ at APTN National News and radio broadcaster at both CBC North and CKLB in Yellowknife.

Amos is a founding member of Dene Nahjo, a collective of young northerners working towards celebrating and teaching northern cultures and fostering emerging leaders in the north. He is also president of the NWT Professional Media Association and a Director with the Aboriginal Association of Media Producers.

MOLLy MiLLigAN ASSOciAtE PrODucEr

Molly opted to forego college after graduating from high school in her hometown of Yellowknife and instead, booked it to the mountains (Whistler, BC) where she spent 10 plus years living the dream as a competitive and professional snowboarder.

Film, photography and digital media are an integral part of the snowboard industry. Molly’s exposure and experience in these different facets during her snowboard career is what connects her to her role with the Dene A Journey team.

LESLEy JOhNSON ASSOciAtE PrODucEr

Lesley spent the last ten years in Yellowknife and is now back in Toronto working on her Masters in Film Production at York University. Her previous educational back-ground includes environmental, wildlife and political studies. She became a filmmaker during her time in the

North, training in Yellowknife, Amsterdam, and the West coast of Canada. Lesley’s past experience includes working on the film adaptation of author Richard Van Camp’s book of the same name ‘The Lesser Blessed’ and is currently working on an interactive web documentary about the Giant Mine remediation, titled ‘Shadow of a Giant’ with director Clark Fergusen and SOS New Media.

Lesley is an active member of the NWT Professional Media Association, Western Arctic Moving Pictures, Women in Film and Television, Cinema Politico, the Documentary Organization of Canada, and was the Director of the Yellowknife Film Festival for several years.

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AbOut thE crEAtOrS

riEL StEvENSON-burKE EDtiOr, MOtiON DESigNEr

Riel spent a big part of his high school years drawing, painting, and making skateboard videos with his friends. These combined passions eventually led him to the Vancouver Film School where he graduated with a diploma in Digital Design in 2010. When not working for Dene A Journey, Riel is skateboarding, volunteering for Western Arctic Moving Pictures, and getting really awesome at working with Adobe After Effects for future projects.

JESS StrOthArD EDitOr

Originally from Kitchener, Ontario and now residing in Yellowknife, Jess has been editing short films, documentaries, wedding films and creating same-day edits since 2002.

In 2009 Jess was accepted into the mentorship program through the Documentary Organization of Canada, BC Chapter (DOCBC) in 2009 where she was mentored by Maureen Palmer, a producer at CBC working on the feature ‘Cat Crazed’ on CBC’s DocZone. For two years she also worked for Cloud Nine Creative, where she edited high-end wedding films including Michael Buble’s Canadian wedding party.

Jess won Best Editor at the 2013 Dead North Film Festival for her work on the short film ‘Captive’. She was nominated for Best Editing for the film ‘One Cadillac Drive’ at the North Shore Film Festival in 2009.

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A DENE A JOurNEy PrODuctiON in association with

Aboriginal People’s Television Network Adze Studios Inc.

Canadian Media Fund Native Communications Society of the NWT

NCS Productions Ltd

crEAtED by

Amos Scott

ExEcutivE PrODucErS

Les L. Carpenter Amos Scott

PrODucErS

Lesley Johnson Molly Milligan Amos Scott

DirEctOr/WritEr

Amos Scott

FEAturiNg

Reneltta Arluk Eugene Boulanger Glen Coulthard Jay Gilday Jenn Redvers Kristen Tanche.

viDEOgrAPhErS

Jay Bulckaert Lesley Johnson Dave Kellet Casey Koyszan Molly Milligan Kelvin Redvers Pablo Saravanja Amos Scott Riel Stevenson-Burke

PhOtOgrAPhErS

Lesley Johnson Molly Milligan Pablo Saravanja Amos Scott

EDitOrS

Riel Stevenson-Burke Jessica Strothard Assistant Editor Casey Koyszan Motion & Graphic Design Riel Stevenson-Burke

AuDiO POSt PrODuctiON

Travis Mercredi

trANScriPtiON

Mandee McDonald Lesley Johnson Tanya Roach Melaw Nakehk’o

trANSLAtiON

Lillian Elias

DOcuMENtAry PArticiPANtS

Taiaike Alfred Leon Andrew Ricky Andrew Walter Andrew Jim Antoine Kyle Arey Ethel Blondin-Andrew Nancy Casaway Hanna Catholique Madeline Catholique Chanel Conley Ernie Dillon Mary Lou Dillon Madeline Drybones Lillian Elias Hawk Ellis Kestrel Ellis

Kyte Ellis Stephen Ellis Alec Enzoe Andrew Gordon JR Elizabeth Hardisty Jason Jacobson Douglas Joe Tamara Kaglik Margo Kane Troy Kasook Paul Mackenzie Edison McLeod-Gordon Esther McLeod Joyce McLeod Nathan McPherson Deneze Nakehk’o K’a Nakehk’o Melaw Nakehk’o Herb Norwegian Stephanie Poole Clarissa Rogers Mary Louise Sanguez Steven Selamio Lybic Shingatok Lucy Simon Leanne Simpson Valerie Stefansson Abel Tingmiak Karen Tingmiak Sarah Tingmiak Tracey Williams

NArrAtED by

Deneze Nakehk’o

iNtrODuctiON thEME MuSic cOMPOSED by

Diga (Jesse James Gon)

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ADDitiONAL MuSic cOMPOSED by

The Bushman-NT Casey Koyszan Diga (Jesse James Gon) Gregory Patrick McLaughlin Andrew Silke

crEDit MuSic

Erebus and Terror

DigitAL MEDiA ASSEtS cOOrDiNAtiON

Michael Plouffe

ADMiNiStrAtivE SuPPOrt

Roxanne Amberg Linda Sacrey-Cheeks Karen Pandke

ArchivAL rESEArch

Lesley Johnson

ArchivAL MAtEriALS

Prince of Wales Northern Heritage Centre N-2001-002, Reel 14, Bern Will Brown N-2002-034, Schaefer

PrOMOtiONS & MArKEtiNg

Lesley Johnson Molly Milligan

SPEciAL thANKS

Taiaike Alfred Blachford Lake Lodge Dechinta BushUniversity Dehcho First Nations Duggan’s Boundary Irish Pub First Air Erin Freeland Ballantyne Mike Freeland Full Circle Performance Indigenous Governance Program at the University of Victoria Inuvialuit Drummers and Dancers Inuvialuit Hunters and Trappers Committee Inuvik Hunters and Trappers Committee Jean Marie River First Nation Kevin Klingbeil Photography Mandee McDonald Erika Nyysonen Overlander Sports Parks Canada Pembina Institute Stephanie Poole The Prince of Whales Northern Heritage Centre Sahtu Renewable Resources Board Simpson Air Leanne Simpson Snowking Winter Festival Tee Lim Vancouver Indigenous Media Arts Festival

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