FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: September 26, 2003

Taking the torch:
Documentary series gives voice to new generation of Canadian aboriginals

VANCOUVER—A 13-part documentary series by Vancouver aboriginal filmmaker Brenda Chambers, one of Canada’s recent Top-40, Under-40 tm entrepreneurs, starts airing on Saturday, Oct 4. This crossover series examines a new generation of Canadian aboriginals who are helping determine the outcome of critical national issues: dwindling resources, aboriginal self-governance, education, employment and commerce, and health.

Shot on location across the country, the fourth season of Venturing Forth is the first documentary series devoted entirely to aboriginal youth. It features young aboriginal politicians, activists, entrepreneurs, teachers and writers making their way in the world and blazing a trail for future generations.

Statistics show aboriginal youth are the fastest growing population in Canada. “They are a large and valuable resource for all Canadians,” says Chambers. “This series documents Canada’s future leaders in every field of endeavor—the arts, education, business and politics.”

The series will air on APTN-Aboriginal Peoples Television Network on Saturday, Oct. 4, at 5 pm Eastern/2 pm Pacific and repeats Sundays at midnight Eastern/9 pm Pacific. 

Chambers, 40, a member of the Champagne and Aishihik First Nation in the Yukon, is president of Vancouver-based Brenco Media Inc., an independent video and television production company.

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Read about Venturing Forth in The Province Newspaper

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