Videos & Performances

This collection brings together Friends United performances, documentary-style conversations, project videos, and shorter films that complement the main interview series.

The videos feature Indigenous artists, musicians, cultural voices, Friends United participants, and special events connected to art, education, friendship, and reconciliation in Nova Scotia and beyond.

For longer conversations, explore the Friends United interview collections:

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Showing Up with Nancy Regan, Loretta Gould & Jasyn Lucas (English, 24 min.)

Nancy Regan in a Showing Up interview at Friends United featuring Loretta Gould and Jasyn Lucas

Nancy Regan visits Friends United in Unama’ki, Cape Breton, for a conversation with Mi’kmaq artist Loretta Gould and Cree artist Jasyn Lucas about Indigenous art, healing, creative evolution, and connection.

Showing Up with Nancy Regan, Eric Schweig & Stephen Augustine (English, 24 min.)

Nancy Regan with Eric Schweig and Hereditary Chief Stephen Augustine in Showing Up at Friends United

Nancy Regan returns to Friends United for a Showing Up episode featuring Eric Schweig’s creative work and Hereditary Chief Stephen J. Augustine’s reflections on Mi’kmaq storytelling, ceremony, creation and reconciliation.

Supporting Indigenous Artists on Their Journeys (English, 4 min.)

Friends United video about supporting Indigenous artists on their spiritual, artistic and entrepreneurial journeys

This short Friends United video explores support for Indigenous artists through art, mentorship, residencies, cultural preservation and community at the Friends United International Convention Centre in Unama’ki, Cape Breton.

Maite Itoiz & Duke Redbird: Music and Poetry (English, 11 min.)

Maite Itoiz with harp and Duke Redbird at the Friends United Convention Centre in Cape Breton Island

Music by Maite Itoiz and poetry by Duke Redbird come together in a Friends United performance celebrating spoken word, Indigenous poetry, artistic connection and international cultural exchange.

John Kelly, Maite Itoiz & David R. Maracle Music Performance (English, 7 min.)

John Kelly, Maite Itoiz and David R. Maracle during a music performance at Friends United in Canada.

John Kelly, Maite Itoiz, and David R. Maracle come together in a Friends United music performance that reflects cultural exchange, artistic connection, and the project’s commitment to presenting Indigenous artists to wider audiences.

Friends United at the Rotary International Convention Hamburg (English, 4 min.)

Friends United at the Rotary International Convention 2019 in Hamburg

A short project film from the Rotary International Convention 2019 in Hamburg, where Friends United shared its work, artists, and message with an international audience.