Ajuawak Kapashesit on Indian Horse, a film adaptation of the novel by Richard Wagamese

Indian Horse is a new film adaptation of Richard Wagamese's bestselling novel of the same name. It tells the story of Saul Indian Horse, an Ojibway man, played by actor Ajuawak Kapashesit, whose painful childhood experience in Canada's residential school system sets him on a harrowing journey to find salvation, and his sense of belonging. Guest host Laurie Brown talks to Kapashesit about the film and how it challenges the way we think about Canada's troubling legacy with Indigenous people.

Indian Horse premiered at a special screening in Ottawa on Tuesday, March 27. Kapashesit along side cast mates and producers of the film joined The Minister of Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs, the Minister of Indigenous Services and the Chair of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada to present the film. It opens in theatres across Canada Friday, April 13.

— Produced by Tyrone Callender