Meet Erica Daniels: Director of COMING HOME (Wanna Icipus Kupi)

Meet Erica Marie Daniels, the director of the feature documentary, COMING HOME (Wanna Icipus Kupi), now streaming on CRAVE and APTN lumi. A Cree/Ojibway filmmaker from Peguis First Nation and the owner of Kejic Productions, Erica’s passion for storytelling stems from sharing the stories of her community through an authentic Indigenous lens. She is a Canadian Screen Awards nominee and her short film, Run As One, won 2 Golden Sheaf Awards from the Yorkton Film Festival.
#ComingHome (#WannaIcipusKupi) reveals the impacts of the #SixtiesScoop while exploring Indigenous resilience through narrative sovereignty. This is Erica’s feature documentary directorial debut.
"As Indigenous storytellers, we carry the responsibility to share our truth, our culture, and our history, with hopes to impact and educate future generations. While directing Coming Home (Wanna Icipus Kupi), it was an honour to speak with an array of strong and resilient members from Sioux Valley Dakota Nation and Brokenhead Ojibway Nation, as well as the inspiring Indigenous creators, cast, and crew of the Little Bird Series.
As someone who only briefly heard about the Sixties Scoop growing up, it was shocking to learn of the many stories of those who were personally affected by the Sixties Scoop and the realization of how this Canadian history has been hidden from the world for decades. When I joined the Coming Home team, my goal for the film was to illuminate the truth of this history that has long been silenced, while providing a platform for survivors to share their stories; for them to feel heard and hopefully further heal from sharing their journey.
Little Bird’s story reflects many of our families and communities, as it shares the resilience of our people and those impacted by the ongoing Child Welfare systems. I hope our non-Indigenous brothers and sisters will take this opportunity to learn, educate, and open more space for Indigenous creatives by having a better understanding of the importance of our stories being shared by our people, for our people."
~ Erica Marie Daniels

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Thank you ever so much for the preview of your upcoming film. Best wishes & heartfelt appreciation for all you do. 🙏🏼❤🙏🏼💐