In the first segment of this six-part interview, Julian Brave NoiseCat and Emily Kassie share their perspectives when asked by the interviewer, Kakoli Mitra, on how they took care of others and themselves when listening to and receiving the traumatic stories and emotions of First Nations survivors of the Canadian residential school system. Julian explains how caring and respect for Elders is a pivotal part of his culture as a First Nations person and how, therefore, his compassion for others — as portrayed in Sugarcane — is a natural part of who he is. Emily describes how holding a camera while filming people’s stories leads her to try to create space for people that is from a place of empathy.
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