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Film director Nang Ḵ’uulas Patrick Shannon’s debut feature documentary Saints and Warriors has been a slam-dunk success on the film festival circuit this year.

The documentary follows the Haida Gwaii-based basketball team, the Skidegate Saints, through its 2023-24 season as it defends its championship title at the All Native Basketball Tournament in Prince Rupert, B.C. — and battles for Indigenous sovereignty.

The film has won three Leo Awards for best director, best editing and best cinematography.

Shannon spoke with CBC’s Daybreak North host Carolina de Ryk about the significance of Indigenous basketball and how the Haida used basketball to keep their culture alive during some of the most oppressive eras of Canada's Indian Act.

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