2RO MEDIA Festival 25 Launch

A tour of the Woodland Cultural Centre Exhibitions (For AbINT Invited Guests Only)

Located on the Six Nations of the Grand River, in Brandford, Ontario. With over 50,000 artifacts in its collection, the WCC is one of the largest facilities in Canada managed and administered by First Nations. Since 1972, the WCC serves to preserve, promote and strengthen Indigenous language, culture, art and history; bringing the story of the Haudenosaunee people of the Eastern Woodlands to life through innovative exhibitions and programs. [ https://woodlandculturalcentre.ca/ ]

Feast and Discussions with Guest Speaker Sherlene Bomberry (For AbINT Invited Guests Only)

Sherlene Bomberry a Six Nations of the Grand River Territory, is a Mohawk Institute Residential School Survivor. Discussion and Feast

Tour of Goodminds books, with Sandi (For AbINT Invited Guests Only)

Goodminds.com Books is an Indigenous run company on Six Nations Territory, with a passion for Indigenous education. They supply Indigenous educational resources for schools and libraries across North America. [ goodminds.com ]

Short Film Screening: “Deskaheh” with Allan Downey and other Guest Speakers

2024 | 12 min | Animated Film | Co-created by Allan Downey, Tekenikhon Doreen, Jersee Hill, Kira Gibson, and Saki Murotan 

Deskaheh weaves the profound story of Haudenosaunee leader Deskaheh Levi General’s travels from Six Nations of the Grand River to the League of Nations between 1923 and 1925, where he sought to gain international recognition of the Haudenosaunee’s sovereignty. Co-created by Allan Downey, Tekenikhon Doreen, Jersee Hill, Kira Gibson, and Saki Murotani, Deskaheh is the result of an Indigenous youth mentorship program at McMaster University, which empowers Indigenous youth to create digital animations that bring Indigenous histories to life for public education. 

Short Screening: “Deskakeh: Quest for Justice” with Ellen Gabriel in Attendance

2025 | 22 min | Documentary Film | Created by Ellen Gabriel

Under the chieftain title of Deskaheh of the Iroquois Confederacy, Levi General reaches Europe to allow the Haudenosaunee into the League of Nations. He is the first Indigenous person to travel to Geneva and ask for the inclusion of Indigenous nations amongst the states of the world.

Ellen Gabriel Ellen Gabriel, Katsi’tsakwas, Kanien’kehá:ka Nation (Mohawk), 1959-
She is Indigenous Human Rights Activist and Visual Artist. Ms. Gabriel was well-known to the public when she was chosen by the People of the Longhouse and her community of Kanehsatà:ke to be their spokesperson during the 1990 “Oka” Crisis; to protect the Pines from the expansion of a 9 hole golf course in “Oka”.
Since 1990 she has advocated for the collective and individual human rights of Indigenous peoples and has worked diligently to sensitize the public, academics, policing authorities and politicians on the history, culture and identity of Indigenous peoples.\

Short Screening: “Indian Defense League of America: 98th Annual Jay Treaty Border Crossing” with IDLA Ambassador in Attendance

2025 | 15 min | Documentary Film | by Ojistoh Productions and IDLA

On July 19 2025 the Indian Defense League of America consisting of a handful of dedicated Haudenosaunee women, hosted the 98th annual Jay Treaty Border Crossing at the Rainbow Bridge in Niagara Falls crossing from the US side to the Canadian side. Throughout the years, numbers of participants have fluctuated, with a full Covid stoppage which threatened the continuance of the important human rights activation. Now the IDLA is gearing up for the 100th anniversary border crossing events in 2028. This act of sovereignty and free passage has historical significance and is a profound exercise of Indigenous rights especially in today's political climate.