''Waseskun'' is a 2016 documentary film written and directed by Steve Patry about the Waseskun Healing Centre, a

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healing lodge A healing lodge is a Canadian correctional institution designed to meet the needs of Aboriginal (First Nations, Métis, and Inuit) inmates. Healing lodges were created to address the concern that traditional prisons do not work on aboriginal offen ...

run by Canadian Indigenous people for Indigenous inmates, situated in Quebec's Lanaudière region. The title of the film and the facility, ''waseskun'', is a Cree word describing the moment when clouds part after a storm and sunshine breaks through. The director lived with inmates three to four days a week over the course of an entire year, to record their experiences as well as build trust. The film shows how the facility combines traditional healing practices with crafts, sport as well as personal confessions. Inmates are shown recounting experiences of childhood abuse, and working to break the cycle of abuse and addiction. The film was produced by the

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. It received two

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nominations, for Best Feature Length Documentary and Best Editing in a Documentary, at the

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."2017 Canadian Screen Awards Nominees Revealed"
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'', January 17, 2017.

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* *{{IMDb title, 6109784 2016 films Correctional Service of Canada Documentary films about First Nations National Film Board of Canada documentaries Quebec films Documentary films about the penal system in Canada 2010s English-language films 2010s Canadian films