Urban Elder

Plot Summary

Meet Vern Harper, Urban Elder, who walks the "Red Road" in a fast-paced, urban landscape. The camera follows Vern as he leads a sweat lodge purification ceremony, watches his 11-year-old daughter Cody at a classical ballet rehearsal, conducts a private healing ceremony, participates in a political march of 150,000 people, and counsels Indigenous prisoners at Warkworth Federal Prison.

Top Cast

Vern Harper Himself

Rodney Bobiwash Himself

Sylvia Maracle Herself

Laura Spencer Herself

Dan Smoke Himself