Twice Colonized | movie | 2023 | Official Trailer

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Renowned Inuit lawyer Aaju Peter who has led a lifelong fight for the rights of her people. When her youngest son unexpe | dG1fRVpfX2RWa1drRm8
Transcript
00:00 (dramatic music)
00:02 (speaking in foreign language)
00:06 - I lived in Canadian Army,
00:13 but I went to school in Denmark when I was a child
00:16 because I was colonized by them.
00:18 That's my colonizer right there.
00:20 You wanna see my lawyer outfit?
00:24 No other people in court has that.
00:27 Only I have this seal skin
00:29 because I fight for First People's Rights.
00:32 We should be included in the discussions
00:36 as nation states are.
00:37 The memory, it's not bringing joy to me.
00:44 - We forgot our language, our culture, our connection.
00:49 There was so much destruction.
00:51 - I'm just gonna call it.
00:53 - Could you tell them to?
00:55 - Yeah.
00:56 I haven't been able to leave the trauma
01:00 and learned behavior behind.
01:01 I find myself in situations that are not good for me,
01:06 but that's what I know.
01:07 (crying)
01:11 - Our children are going hungry.
01:13 Our hunters are so humiliated.
01:16 (speaking in foreign language)
01:20 - You're born to this world to make a difference.
01:26 Look at this, the empire is here.
01:30 What would you like us to do?
01:31 Do you want us to be sustainable and traditional
01:33 or do you want us to be part of the modern economy?
01:36 - Guess what?
01:39 It is our choice.
01:40 - A friend.
01:42 - You become angry?
01:44 - No, I'm just relearning my Danish.
01:46 [LAUGHTER]

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