I WON’T STAND FOR IT

Miyawata is a 15-year old Indigenous activist from Winnipeg, Canada, who never hesitates speak up for what she believes in. To protest the injustices that her people have faced throughout the history of Canada, she refuses to stand for the National Anthem. She’s on a mission to help Indigenous voices be heard and included. And she’s the very first organizer of school strikes for the climate in her hometown.

The climate movement in Winnipeg had big momentum… until COVID hit. Now that the end of the pandemic is in sight, can she get the movement going again?

Winner Best Short Doc at the Chicago International Children's Festival

Winner Best International Short Film Award at the International Planet in Focus Festival in Toronto

Shortlisted Sandford St Martin Award Young Audience Prize 2024

Directed and Produced by Caroline Bacle

For CBBC

28 minutes