1491 is produced by two Indigenous-owned Canadian production companies – Animiki See Digital Production (Winnipeg, MB) and Aarrow Productions (Victoria BC).
1491 h
ad its world premiere on November 8, 2017 on APTN (Aboriginal Peoples Television Network) in Canada. It is airing on SBS/NITV in Australia. It will air on ZDF in Germany in 2018.
Barbara Hager (Metis/Cree) is 1491’s producer/writer/director.
Barbara interviewed more than 20 cultural leaders and university scholars for the series, the majority of whom are Indigenous. They include:
Dr. Sonya Atalay
Dr. Taiaiake Alfred
Lucy Bell
Cheryl Bryce
Dr. Greg Cajete
Dr. Katrina Claw
Dr. Nick Claxton
Dr. Charlotte Cote
Dr. James Crippen
Beau Dick
John Elliott
Andy Everson
Alisha Gauvreau
Dr. Gerardo Gutiérrez
Tracey Herbert
Jess Housty
Michael Kusugak
Barnaby Lewis
Cory Linklater
Dr. Dorothy Lippert
Dr. Lorenzo Magzul
Dr. Barbara Mann
Dr. Emiliano Melgar
Dr. Ruben Mendoza
Dr. Eduardo Neves
Dr. Rudy Reimer
Melissa Peterson-Renault
Dr. Ruth Shady
Dr. Henry Tantaleán
Dr. Joe Watkins
Elroy White
Dr. Eldon Yellowhorn
Contact us at 1491productions@gmail.com.