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feature | by Maureen Curtis For f a r t o o l o n g , First N a t i o n s p e o p l e w e r e portrayed in f i l m by p e o p l e who didn't TELLING STORIES IN THEIR OWN VOICES understand aboriginal culture. " I n d i a n s " were p r o u d , noble, p r i m i t i v e or scary people w h o crept a b o u t silently and c o m m u n i c a t e d w i t h w a r b l i n g noises and gestures. The Aboriginal Film & TV P r o d u c t i o n Training Program at Capilano College, n o w in its f o u r t h year, aims to correct t h a t distorted view. " W e w a n t to tell our o w n stories in our o w n v o i c e s , " says Odessa S h u q u a y a , a newly m i n t e d g r a d u a t e of t h e i n t e n s i v e p r o g r a m t h a t squeezes a o n e - y e a r d i p l o m a p r o g r a m into nine months. Every year a b o u t 2 5 s t u d e n t s are a c c e p t e d into the program which covers every aspect of film p r o d u c t i o n , f r o m concept d e v e l o p m e n t a n d screen w r i t i n g t o c a s t i n g , f i n d i n g l o c a t i o n s , f i l m i n g a n d e d i t i n g . The " " k ABOVE: MARIE PRINCE, HAROLD JOE, BRANDON KING, JADA SAM · BELOW: CLASS OF 2002 A : ·i'SfW