樂音響起，藍調、搖滾樂、饒舌與傳統歌謠，唱出被消音的歷史，串聯加拿大原住民民權運動史的兩端。

1930 年代，古老的原住民兄弟會與姐妹會相繼組成，一份在地報紙《The Native Voice》由女性率先領軍，撰寫被迫害、貧苦無依的原住民故事，最後成為政治行動的強大根基；1980 年，兩班從溫哥華前往渥太華的列車開駛，目標是動員全國各地的原住民，向聯邦政府喊話，捍衛憲法屬於他們的人民權利。本片導演受該報感動啟發，邀請作曲家珍妮弗．克雷斯伯格（Jennifer Kreisberg）合作創作多首承載歷史記憶的歌謠。影片採訪運動相關人士與藝術家，以音樂疊合過去與現在；用行動致敬前人身影，號召當下。

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“The Road Forward” is a musical documentary that traces the history of the indigenous rights movement in Canada. Through interviews with key members of the Native Brotherhood and Native Sisterhood, Canada’s oldest First Nations organizations, the film sheds light on the racist politics that inspired a social movement, and how a small newspaper galvanized the indigenous peoples of British Columbia to organize socially, politically and legally to effect change nationwide. The documentary is interspersed with rousing musical sequences by some of Canada’s finest vocalists and musicians, who perform songs based on stories of the First Nations people.

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