They’re often in the news but not for the right reasons, reducing dialogue and understanding to a few sensationalistic, sordid stereotypes. Few are those who can claim a deep understanding of Quebec’s 11 indigenous nations. Indian Time is a necessary corrective, and a portrait both personal and timely, introducing us to them one by one through slices of life and major social, cultural and territorial issues, all approached from an indigenous perspective. At long last giving voice to forty-some First Nations and Inuit people, this beautiful film, made over five years, shares a sense of hope and demolishes prejudices. It also takes us to unfamiliar places that immerse us in “Indian time”.