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Buy the Jingle Dress DVD Here (scroll down)

About The Film

Jingle Dress – First Dance documents the healing journey of Jules Koostachin (Cree, Attawapiskat). In honour of resolving the harm done to her family because her mother was held against her will in the Canadian Native Residential School System, Jules invites a first generation Canadian of European descent to be her witness while she pursues the dream of dancing at a pow wow for the first time in a Jingle Dress. 


Director James Buffin grew up in Toronto and had never heard of the Canadian Native Residential School System prior to meeting Jules. His acceptance of her purpose; to heal from the damage caused by her mother’s ten-year childhood incarceration, was based entirely on friendship. Awareness of the amount of trust placed in him only dawned as the depths of the trauma were shared over time.

Jingle Dress First Dance - A Film by James Buffin

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"With your commitment and caring support, we are at least one step closer to reconciliation and to closing the gap in living conditions and human rights between Indigenous and non-Indigenous people"

Perry Bellegarde

   National Chief

                                 Assembly of First Nations

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All sales and donations are split evenly between the filmmaker and Jules Koostachin, the main person in the film. These are vital in sustaining our efforts to bring this film into communities of all sizes. Thank-you!


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“I thought I was familiar with the impact of residential schools…but this film's narrative made it more clear and emotional.”

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