Roots of Racism

"We kept our culture alive....Now it's up to us to...stand up against racism and say 'no more'."

What is racism, and where does it come from? These are the questions driving this animated film, created by the Healthy Aboriginal Network (HAN) for the Indigenous Youth Wellness Project: Cuystwi at Canada's Provincial Health Services Authority (PHSA) Indigenous Health. In the video, Kayla takes her younger brother Nate back in time to show him how racism started in Canada.

Cuystwi is a free online youth wellness quest for Indigenous youth ages 13 to 15 in British Columbia (BC). The 24 interactive and video-based lessons in the programme cover topics including: celebrating our cultures, identity strengthening, learning about our history as Indigenous people, learning about ways to deal with racism, healthy relationships, learning about what sexuality means, and learning about our emotions and ways to self-regulate. HAN creates illustrations, posters, videos, and comic books on health and social issues for youth.