The Road Forward

The Road Forward is an electrifying musical documentary that connects a pivotal moment in Canada’s civil rights history—the beginnings of Indian Nationalism in the 1930s—with the powerful momentum of First Nations activism today. Interviews and musical sequences describe how a tiny movement, the Native Brotherhood and Sisterhood, grew to become a successful voice for change across the country. Visually stunning, The Road Forward seamlessly connects past and present through superbly produced story-songs with soaring vocals, blues, rock, and traditional beats.

Evan Leslie Adams

(Ed Nahanee)

Chief Leonard George

(Native Voice Stringer (as Leonard George))

Ronnie Dean Harris

(Native Voice Stringer / George Manuel / Singer / Self)

Wayne Lavallee

(Native Voice Stringer / Guitar Player / Singer / Self)

Jeremy James Lavallee

(Native Voice Stringer / Fiddle Player / Singer / Self)

Stephen E. Miller

(Tom Hurley)

Latash Maurice Nahanee

(Native Voice Stringer / Singer & Hand Drummer / Self)

Corey Payette

(Native Voice Stringer / Singer & Hand Drummer / Self)

Murray Porter

(Native Voice Stringer / Keyboard Player / Singer / Self)

Russell Wallace

(Native Voice Stringer / Choir Singer / Hand Drummer / Self)

Patti Allan

(Maisie Hurley)

Glen Andrew Brkich

(Husband)

Bill Croft

(Hotel Manager (as William J Croft))

Amber Georgeson

(Daughter)

Kimowin Lavallee

(Daughter)

Cheri Maracle

(Mother / Singer / Self)

Joseph Patrick Keating

(Restaurant Manager)

Shakti Hayes

(Choir Singer / Singer / Self)

Makwa Kewistep

(Young Boy)

Pawaken Koostachin-Chakasim

(Young Boy)

Delhia Nahanee

(Choir Singer / Singer / Self)

Shekayah Lynn Silvey

(Young Girl)

Michelle St. John

(Mother / Singer / Self)

Jennifer Elizabeth Kreisberg

(Mourning Mother / Singer / Self)

Doreen Manuel

(Self)

Imajyn Cardinal

(Daughter)

Richard E. Brown

(Singer & Drummer / Self)

Shamantsut Amanda Nahanee

(Singer / Self)

Marissa Nahanee

(Singer / Self)

Edwin Newman

(Self)

Henry Clifton

(Self)

Thomas Berger

(Self)

Vera Newman

(Self)

Karen Jeffrey

(Self)

Moira Movanna

(Self)

Vicki Lynne George

(Self)

Lorna Williams

(Self)

Shelby-Lynn Davis

(Self)

Marion Erickson

(Self)

Stephanie Erickson

(Self)

Morgan George

(Self)

Karista Olson

(Self)

Lorretta J. Pelletier

(Self)

Joan B. Sutherland

(Self)

Jody Thomas

(Self)

Ashley Wilson

(Self)

Martha Wilson

(Self)

Bonnie Wisla

(Self)