Welcome to Lakehead University’s Research Showcase presented by Research TV, where we honour the ability of research to spark creativity and introspection through film. This channel features a variety of research stories that study the past, examine the present, and envision a brighter future. Jo...

Lakehead University professors Brian McLaren and Frederico Oliveira discuss a comparative initiative based on their previous knowledge and experience working with two Indigenous groups, one in Canada and one in Ecuador. Based on recent priorities manifested by the leadership of both communities, ...

The Lakehead University Food Security Research Network engages in Community Service Learning across Northwestern Ontario.

This film documents our work at Missabay Community School in Mishkeegogamang First Nation. With the support of a SSHRC Partnership Development Grant, faculty and graduate students worked closely with parents, students and staff at Missabay to bring the work of Shanker Self-Reg to the community a...

Communities in Canada’s North are currently facing substantial challenges. The social economy offers tools to help these communities face these challenges. The Social Economy Research Network of Northern Canada was a network of university and college-based researchers and representatives of commu...

Lac Seul First Nation lost thousands of acres of wild rice/manomin because hydroelectric dams flooded their lands in the 1930s. Today they are working towards restoring their relationship with this important food and cultural plant. This film explores the first year of the restoration project.

A film by Ron Harpelle and Kelly Saxberg

When WWl broke out in 1914, the 90th Winnipeg Rifles were one of the first regiments asked to form a battalion for the Canadian Expeditionary Force. They were nicknamed The Little Black Devils during the 1885 North-West Rebellion by the defeated Métis res...

The Aroland Youth Blueberry Initiative provides an opportunity for community members, young and old alike, to use their traditional economy to help raise funds for youth programs.

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A documentary about how barbed wire, a simple 19th century invention used to claim land for agricultural purposes, has evolved into a silent sentinel that acts as a means of control over people and spaces around the world.

"It happened every year during long weekends in September. That's when all the planes, little planes start flying around Nunavut and NWT (North-Western Territory) collecting kids at camps. As soon as you hear that plane coming around you know what was gonna happen, some of them hide, run away… Bu...

At the Edge is a 7:52 minute short film about a thriving community focused on grappling, Brazilian Jiu Jitsu and other combat sports. Participation comes with a price. Many bare scars, but battle wounds rarely discourage these warriors.

At the Edge is a short film about a thriving community focu...

Los profesores de la Universidad Lakehead Brian McLaren y Frederico Oliveira analizan una iniciativa comparativa basada en su conocimiento y experiencia previa del trabajo con dos grupos indígenas, uno en Canadá y otro en Ecuador. Basándose en las recientes prioridades manifestadas por los líder...

In this short film, Dr. Nathan Hatton of the Lakehead University Department of History describes the remarkable life and accomplishments of Elizabeth Smellie, a field nurse in the First World War who quickly rose through the ranks and became the first female colonel in the Canadian Armed Forces.

“Toxic Time Bomb” is about the impact of industrial pollution on a community and about activists who have spent 30 years fighting to ensure that industry and government take responsibility for the destruction of the environment.

A documentary about Sheila Burnford, a writer and adventurer who had her debut novel, “The Incredible Journey,” translated into two dozen languages and made into a Disney film.

Cloverbelt Local Food Co-op provides locally sourced products to consumers in isolated communities in Northwestern Ontario. Here is how they do it.

“A Reel Pioneer” is a documentary film about a little known pioneer of Canadian film and a group of modern day filmmakers who restore her last film.
Dorothea Mitchell was the first female independent filmmaker in Canada and her story is quintessentially Canadian.

The through line for “A Reel Pio...

The global forestry industry is in transition. This film looks at the lives of people who live in the shadow of a pulp mill in three communities; Terrace Bay, (Canada) Kemijärvi, (Finland) and Fray Bentos, (Uruguay).

A documentary about a region where where farms were carved out of the Boreal Forest. Unlike the Canadian Prairies or the Niagara region, producing food in Northwestern Ontario requires a special kind of farmer.