1 00:00:01,544 --> 00:00:07,071 [Crowd chatter] 2 00:00:07,115 --> 00:00:09,204 Reserve is a piece of land that was given to us 3 00:00:09,247 --> 00:00:10,901 by the government. 4 00:00:10,944 --> 00:00:14,470 Just for Native people. 5 00:00:14,513 --> 00:00:17,038 There was this thing that I was told by my father, 6 00:00:17,081 --> 00:00:19,997 it was called the 500 Year War, 7 00:00:20,041 --> 00:00:24,132 ever since the settlers came in the 1400's. 8 00:00:24,175 --> 00:00:26,264 They would come and just tell us that, 9 00:00:26,308 --> 00:00:28,005 "You live in this part of this land now and 10 00:00:28,049 --> 00:00:31,313 we own the rest of this." 11 00:00:31,356 --> 00:00:33,271 And that's when the war started between the 12 00:00:33,315 --> 00:00:36,970 settlers and the Native people. 13 00:00:37,014 --> 00:00:39,277 And we're still in it. 14 00:00:39,321 --> 00:00:43,803 [Cheering] 15 00:00:43,847 --> 00:00:49,853 ♪ 16 00:01:06,174 --> 00:01:10,265 ♪ 17 00:01:10,308 --> 00:01:14,530 Yeah, that's right, I am the best. I am the best! 18 00:01:14,573 --> 00:01:39,120 ♪ [National Anthem] 19 00:01:40,208 --> 00:02:03,187 [Booing] 20 00:02:03,231 --> 00:02:21,901 What the fuck is going on? 21 00:02:21,945 --> 00:02:35,350 [Cheering & Applause] 22 00:02:35,393 --> 00:02:41,225 ♪ 23 00:02:42,705 --> 00:02:45,273 Canada, a country best known internationally for vast 24 00:02:45,316 --> 00:02:48,580 unpopulated landscapes, overly polite citizens, 25 00:02:48,624 --> 00:02:50,016 and the rapper Drake. 26 00:02:50,060 --> 00:02:51,757 Less known is the contentious relationship 27 00:02:51,801 --> 00:02:53,890 between the Indigenous First Nations and the 28 00:02:53,933 --> 00:02:56,284 colonial forces of the Canadian government. 29 00:02:56,327 --> 00:02:59,287 Beginning with the Indian Act of 1876, 30 00:02:59,330 --> 00:03:01,202 First Nations were forced off of their traditional 31 00:03:01,245 --> 00:03:04,422 territories and onto the reserve system. 32 00:03:04,466 --> 00:03:06,990 These are small and often isolated parcels of land 33 00:03:07,033 --> 00:03:09,906 still owned by the government. 34 00:03:09,949 --> 00:03:11,777 Decades later and the system is still in place, 35 00:03:11,821 --> 00:03:14,258 with nearly half of Canada's First Nations population 36 00:03:14,302 --> 00:03:17,435 living on reserves. 37 00:03:17,479 --> 00:03:19,698 Conditions on reserves remain so difficult that a 38 00:03:19,742 --> 00:03:21,787 UN Indigenous rights investigator officially 39 00:03:21,831 --> 00:03:23,833 described a state of crisis due to, 40 00:03:23,876 --> 00:03:25,791 among many factors, a lack of infrastructure, 41 00:03:25,835 --> 00:03:27,402 including drinking water and access to 42 00:03:27,445 --> 00:03:29,317 education and healthcare. 43 00:03:29,360 --> 00:03:30,970 You might be wondering what any of this 44 00:03:31,014 --> 00:03:33,451 has to do with pro wrestling... 45 00:03:35,453 --> 00:03:37,194 A few years ago, I saw footage of the 46 00:03:37,238 --> 00:03:40,676 Canadian Wrestling Federation's Ice Road Wrestling Tour. 47 00:03:40,719 --> 00:03:42,808 CWF is an independent promotion headed by 48 00:03:42,852 --> 00:03:44,593 Frank Rickman, known by the ring name, 49 00:03:44,636 --> 00:03:46,203 Kryss Thorn. 50 00:03:46,247 --> 00:03:48,074 The company has carved out a niche in the business by 51 00:03:48,118 --> 00:03:50,294 visiting the most remote Indigenous communities 52 00:03:50,338 --> 00:03:52,035 in northern Quebec. 53 00:03:52,078 --> 00:03:53,210 For reservations that are 54 00:03:53,254 --> 00:03:55,038 isolated from outside entertainment, 55 00:03:55,081 --> 00:03:59,999 the CWF is literally the only show in town. 56 00:04:00,043 --> 00:04:02,132 I'm joining their summer tour to see firsthand 57 00:04:02,175 --> 00:04:04,787 why this band of road warriors are continuously welcomed by 58 00:04:04,830 --> 00:04:07,442 the communities they visit, and learn more about the 59 00:04:07,485 --> 00:04:10,009 connection between wrestling in the Cree and Inuit 60 00:04:10,053 --> 00:04:14,405 communities of the James Bay region. 61 00:04:14,449 --> 00:04:18,627 We travel on the road, sometimes for 30 hours straight... 62 00:04:18,670 --> 00:04:22,413 Show up at a show, there is no time to sleep. 63 00:04:22,457 --> 00:04:25,024 We're setting the ring up, doing the show, 64 00:04:25,068 --> 00:04:29,377 tearing down, and we're leaving for the next community. 65 00:04:29,420 --> 00:04:31,596 We are the biggest traveling company in Canada; 66 00:04:31,640 --> 00:04:33,119 nobody does more shows than us. 67 00:04:33,163 --> 00:04:36,993 Last year we did 97 shows. I want to beat it this year. 68 00:04:37,036 --> 00:04:38,908 People sometimes look at you, "Oh, he's loaded. 69 00:04:38,951 --> 00:04:40,344 He's making a fortune off this." 70 00:04:40,388 --> 00:04:41,867 And you're not. You really aren't. 71 00:04:41,911 --> 00:04:44,348 I make a living. I'm far from being rich. 72 00:04:44,392 --> 00:04:45,828 [Laughs] 73 00:04:45,871 --> 00:04:47,438 I think a real businessman would say, 74 00:04:47,482 --> 00:04:50,615 "Screw this shit," and call it quits. 75 00:04:50,659 --> 00:04:53,879 But me, it's like this is part of me and I'm gonna 76 00:04:53,923 --> 00:04:56,534 continue to do what I do, regardless. 77 00:04:56,578 --> 00:04:59,015 Maybe it's not the smartest business decisions in the world, 78 00:04:59,058 --> 00:05:03,411 but, you know, this is what I do. 79 00:05:03,454 --> 00:05:05,500 First stop, Waskaganish. 80 00:05:05,543 --> 00:05:08,764 Waskaganish is a Cree community of over 2,200 people 81 00:05:08,807 --> 00:05:10,679 on the southeast shore of James Bay in the 82 00:05:10,722 --> 00:05:14,117 Istchee Territory in northern Quebec, Canada. 83 00:05:14,160 --> 00:05:17,250 The community has only had road access since 2001, 84 00:05:17,294 --> 00:05:21,646 and is over 14 hours by truck from Montreal. 85 00:05:21,690 --> 00:05:25,955 - Hey, man. - Where's this guy going? 86 00:05:25,998 --> 00:05:27,391 Ow! Oh, Jesus! 87 00:05:27,435 --> 00:05:30,394 Ah! Ah! 88 00:05:30,438 --> 00:05:32,440 [Coughs] 89 00:05:32,483 --> 00:05:34,137 Do it, do it. Ah! 90 00:05:34,180 --> 00:05:38,184 [Laughs] 91 00:05:38,228 --> 00:05:40,709 The CWF crew doesn't waste any time. 92 00:05:40,752 --> 00:05:42,450 Moments after arriving in town, 93 00:05:42,493 --> 00:05:44,321 Frank has them loading into the hockey rink 94 00:05:44,365 --> 00:05:45,888 to set up the ring. 95 00:05:45,931 --> 00:05:48,281 ♪ 96 00:05:48,325 --> 00:05:50,066 Everybody that comes out, I watch them, 97 00:05:50,109 --> 00:05:51,502 I look at them and I judge them; 98 00:05:51,546 --> 00:05:54,070 they have to go by my rules. 99 00:05:54,113 --> 00:05:55,724 Everybody helps put up the ring. 100 00:05:55,767 --> 00:05:57,290 Look at this guy. 101 00:05:57,334 --> 00:05:58,466 [Indistinct speaking] 102 00:05:58,509 --> 00:05:59,989 Only on camera. 103 00:06:00,032 --> 00:06:01,817 You know, no drugs, no alcohol, 104 00:06:01,860 --> 00:06:04,602 no hooking up with any of the girls in the community. 105 00:06:04,646 --> 00:06:06,430 I've had guys come out on a tour and they've lasted 106 00:06:06,474 --> 00:06:09,390 three days and flew themselves home. 107 00:06:09,433 --> 00:06:12,262 Was it, like, custom built for you guys, because...? 108 00:06:12,305 --> 00:06:14,569 Yeah. This was custom-built like 20-something years ago. 109 00:06:14,612 --> 00:06:17,267 Okay. 110 00:06:17,310 --> 00:06:19,356 The first day is always the hardest. 111 00:06:19,400 --> 00:06:22,011 It gets boring just setting up the thing over and over. 112 00:06:22,054 --> 00:06:24,274 Shadow Xtreme is a Cree wrestler from the 113 00:06:24,317 --> 00:06:26,755 First Nation community of Pukatawagan. 114 00:06:26,798 --> 00:06:28,887 He spent years training mainly in Winnipeg when 115 00:06:28,931 --> 00:06:32,151 Frank and the CWF crew rolled through his community. 116 00:06:32,195 --> 00:06:33,892 After an audition and a debut match, 117 00:06:33,936 --> 00:06:36,504 Frank quickly signed him and gave him a seat in the van. 118 00:06:36,547 --> 00:06:39,463 He's a crowd favourite in these communities. 119 00:06:39,507 --> 00:06:41,944 Tony Caribou is an amateur stuntman, 120 00:06:41,987 --> 00:06:44,337 a break dancer, and a parkour practitioner 121 00:06:44,381 --> 00:06:45,817 now turned wrestler. 122 00:06:45,861 --> 00:06:48,167 Also from Pukatawagan, he was first introduced to 123 00:06:48,211 --> 00:06:51,083 the sport and the CWF by his uncle, Shadow, 124 00:06:51,127 --> 00:06:54,478 and the pair now form the tag team Cree Xtreme. 125 00:06:54,522 --> 00:06:57,002 Their inclusion is critical, as Cree Xtreme are not only 126 00:06:57,046 --> 00:06:59,614 babyfaces - wrestling speak for heroes - 127 00:06:59,657 --> 00:07:01,877 but also the only First Nations wrestlers 128 00:07:01,920 --> 00:07:03,661 taking part in the tour. 129 00:07:03,705 --> 00:07:06,969 For their young audiences, it's a much needed opportunity 130 00:07:07,012 --> 00:07:12,453 to see legit First Nations representation in the ring. 131 00:07:12,496 --> 00:07:15,368 CWF's top babyface is Jesse Bieber. 132 00:07:15,412 --> 00:07:16,892 He literally grew up on the road, 133 00:07:16,935 --> 00:07:18,894 cutting his teeth as a referee before becoming a 134 00:07:18,937 --> 00:07:22,332 wrestler and CWF's current champion. 135 00:07:22,375 --> 00:07:24,900 While he's Frank's son, no amount of nepotism can 136 00:07:24,943 --> 00:07:27,511 account for his popularity with these crowds. 137 00:07:27,555 --> 00:07:35,345 ♪ 138 00:07:35,388 --> 00:07:36,955 So, you've been a wrestling fan pretty much 139 00:07:36,999 --> 00:07:38,261 your whole life, right? 140 00:07:38,304 --> 00:07:40,219 Yeah, like, ah... I was born in '84. 141 00:07:40,263 --> 00:07:42,047 - Wrestle Mania started in '84. - Yeah. 142 00:07:42,091 --> 00:07:43,571 You know, like, it's... 143 00:07:43,614 --> 00:07:46,791 Something that was, like - that I just loved. 144 00:07:46,835 --> 00:07:49,315 Tim '2oolman' Hill is one third of the award-winning 145 00:07:49,359 --> 00:07:51,622 and unapologetically political group, 146 00:07:51,666 --> 00:07:53,189 A Tribe Called Red. 147 00:07:53,232 --> 00:07:55,234 He's also a close friend and fellow life-long 148 00:07:55,278 --> 00:07:56,714 wrestling fanatic. 149 00:07:56,758 --> 00:07:58,542 When I told him I was traveling to Waskaganish to 150 00:07:58,586 --> 00:08:01,284 witness Cree Xtreme wrestle, he jumped in a truck and 151 00:08:01,327 --> 00:08:04,548 drove 22 hours to hang out with us. 152 00:08:04,592 --> 00:08:06,202 Tim grew up in Canada's reserve system in 153 00:08:06,245 --> 00:08:09,161 Six Nations of the Grand River, and knows firsthand the 154 00:08:09,205 --> 00:08:10,772 effects it can have on the confidence 155 00:08:10,815 --> 00:08:13,078 of First Nations youth. 156 00:08:13,122 --> 00:08:14,993 Growing up on the res, you get a sense of like 157 00:08:15,037 --> 00:08:18,431 your education isn't that great, you know. 158 00:08:18,475 --> 00:08:20,129 That's what they -- that's what they say. 159 00:08:20,172 --> 00:08:22,392 And, like, it usually comes even from our own people. 160 00:08:22,435 --> 00:08:24,437 A lot of people like kind of like hold us down and 161 00:08:24,481 --> 00:08:25,961 we get the sense that, you know, that not only that 162 00:08:26,004 --> 00:08:29,617 we can't succeed out there, but we can't... 163 00:08:29,660 --> 00:08:31,706 We don't belong out there. 164 00:08:31,749 --> 00:08:35,144 I grew up not really having much representation in media, 165 00:08:35,187 --> 00:08:37,059 being, you know, Indigenous in this world. 166 00:08:37,102 --> 00:08:39,191 Like, for wrestling though it was... 167 00:08:39,235 --> 00:08:42,499 always The Ultimate Warrior for me. Love the warrior. 168 00:08:42,543 --> 00:08:45,023 I, I, I... I knew he wasn't... 169 00:08:45,067 --> 00:08:46,634 - Yeah. - Like, Native. 170 00:08:46,677 --> 00:08:48,505 Indigenous or anything, but... 171 00:08:48,549 --> 00:08:52,117 The fact that he was a warrior, and what he stood for, 172 00:08:52,161 --> 00:08:54,642 it just like connected with me and like... 173 00:08:54,685 --> 00:08:56,818 It's all like Native people who have like 174 00:08:56,861 --> 00:08:58,471 this connection with wrestling. 175 00:08:58,515 --> 00:09:01,605 It's something that's universal. 176 00:09:01,649 --> 00:09:03,041 We went with the boys to cut promos 177 00:09:03,085 --> 00:09:04,869 at the local radio station. 178 00:09:04,913 --> 00:09:07,655 Native run radio stations serve an important role on 179 00:09:07,698 --> 00:09:10,745 reservations by providing a powerful local voice. 180 00:09:10,788 --> 00:09:13,138 And, for CWF, it's one of the most reliable ways 181 00:09:13,182 --> 00:09:15,837 to get the word out about the shows. 182 00:09:15,880 --> 00:09:18,143 Ladies and gentleman, boys and girls, 183 00:09:18,187 --> 00:09:19,754 this is a show not to miss. 184 00:09:19,797 --> 00:09:21,016 You come out, you see wrestling's 185 00:09:21,059 --> 00:09:22,844 greatest pop star, Jesse Bieber. 186 00:09:22,887 --> 00:09:24,976 I am your CWF Heavyweight Champion. 187 00:09:25,020 --> 00:09:26,891 No clue on wrestling yet, but I can tell you it's going 188 00:09:26,935 --> 00:09:30,503 to be one hell of a show and I'm gonna make sure 189 00:09:30,547 --> 00:09:32,201 you have one hell of a time. 190 00:09:32,244 --> 00:09:36,118 I'm Shadow Xtreme, all the way from northern Manitoba. 191 00:09:36,161 --> 00:09:40,252 Also with me is my tag team partner and relative, 192 00:09:40,296 --> 00:09:41,993 Tony Caribou. 193 00:09:42,037 --> 00:09:43,212 Yay. 194 00:09:43,255 --> 00:09:44,822 Hello, Waskaganish. 195 00:09:44,866 --> 00:09:49,435 I am the high flying spectacular First Nation sensation, Tony. 196 00:09:49,479 --> 00:09:52,090 I will be... wrestling tonight. 197 00:09:52,134 --> 00:09:54,092 - In action. - In action. 198 00:09:54,136 --> 00:09:56,181 I will be in action. Hi-ya! 199 00:09:56,225 --> 00:09:58,183 And I want to thank you. What is your name, by the way? 200 00:09:58,227 --> 00:09:59,228 Greta. 201 00:09:59,271 --> 00:10:00,490 Greta, are you gonna be there? 202 00:10:00,533 --> 00:10:02,579 - I don't know. - She doesn't know! 203 00:10:02,623 --> 00:10:05,451 So, ladies and gentlemen, come down at 7 pm, 204 00:10:05,495 --> 00:10:08,803 to the Sports Complex. $2 for kids. $5 for adults. 205 00:10:08,846 --> 00:10:11,066 And I guarantee you, you're gonna have a great time. 206 00:10:11,109 --> 00:10:12,981 Hey! 207 00:10:13,024 --> 00:10:15,113 [Indistinct speaking] 208 00:10:15,157 --> 00:10:21,903 ♪ 209 00:10:21,946 --> 00:10:24,253 What is it about wrestling that, 210 00:10:24,296 --> 00:10:26,864 that we connected with so much? I don't understand. 211 00:10:26,908 --> 00:10:30,215 Grappling was a thing with our people back then. 212 00:10:30,259 --> 00:10:32,043 There's always been a practice of this grappling 213 00:10:32,087 --> 00:10:34,176 and pinning each other down to the ground. 214 00:10:34,219 --> 00:10:36,352 Yeah, for sure. I mean, there's leg wrestling up north. 215 00:10:36,395 --> 00:10:37,527 - Yeah. - You know? 216 00:10:37,570 --> 00:10:39,137 - Yeah. - There's even the... the hook. 217 00:10:39,181 --> 00:10:40,748 The hook! I was gonna say the hook, 218 00:10:40,791 --> 00:10:43,228 where they wrap each other's arms around and 219 00:10:43,272 --> 00:10:44,926 they grab each other's cheek and then -- 220 00:10:44,969 --> 00:10:46,275 - And then pull. - Pull, pull. 221 00:10:46,318 --> 00:10:48,190 And whoever taps first is like, you lost. 222 00:10:48,233 --> 00:10:49,844 And that's a wrestling move. 223 00:10:49,887 --> 00:10:51,497 That's been, like, brought into wrestling, too, right, the hook? 224 00:10:51,541 --> 00:10:52,803 Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. 225 00:10:52,847 --> 00:10:54,849 We're really big on the competition and pain. 226 00:10:54,892 --> 00:10:56,807 I guess, how much you can endure. 227 00:10:56,851 --> 00:10:58,896 Long before the CWF began touring, 228 00:10:58,940 --> 00:11:02,117 wrestling was visiting First Nations communities in Canada. 229 00:11:02,160 --> 00:11:04,249 Starting in the 1980's, Tony Condello, 230 00:11:04,293 --> 00:11:05,773 a promoter based out of Winnipeg, 231 00:11:05,816 --> 00:11:09,602 started running tours on reservations across the north. 232 00:11:09,646 --> 00:11:12,257 Now the wrestlers of CWF continue that tradition by 233 00:11:12,301 --> 00:11:14,695 making sure wrestling remains active and present 234 00:11:14,738 --> 00:11:18,220 on reserves for a new generation of First Nations youth. 235 00:11:18,263 --> 00:11:29,013 ♪ 236 00:11:34,105 --> 00:11:37,587 - Woo! - Wrestler: Ah! 237 00:11:37,630 --> 00:11:39,241 [Laughs] 238 00:11:39,284 --> 00:11:41,417 [Grunts] 239 00:11:55,518 --> 00:11:57,738 ♪ 240 00:11:57,781 --> 00:12:00,305 [Indistinct Speaking] 241 00:12:00,349 --> 00:12:04,570 ♪ 242 00:12:04,614 --> 00:12:06,050 This rumble is for the title. 243 00:12:06,094 --> 00:12:10,968 So, we got Tim 2oolman, from Tribe Called Red. 244 00:12:11,012 --> 00:12:13,971 He's gonna be special guest referee. 245 00:12:14,015 --> 00:12:18,280 Now, Tim, there are no major rules to this, 246 00:12:18,323 --> 00:12:21,109 both their little feet touch the ground...? 247 00:12:21,152 --> 00:12:22,675 - They're out. - They're out. 248 00:12:22,719 --> 00:12:24,329 [Cheering] 249 00:12:24,373 --> 00:12:26,070 [Grunts] 250 00:12:26,114 --> 00:12:27,550 [Cheering] 251 00:12:27,593 --> 00:12:29,117 [Grunts] 252 00:12:29,160 --> 00:12:31,119 It's super hectic right now. We got four guys in the ring. 253 00:12:31,162 --> 00:12:34,165 [Cheering] 254 00:12:34,209 --> 00:12:36,602 He's out. 255 00:12:36,646 --> 00:12:37,734 He's out! 256 00:12:40,955 --> 00:12:43,871 [Cheering] 257 00:12:43,914 --> 00:12:45,394 He's out! 258 00:12:45,437 --> 00:12:47,570 ♪ 259 00:12:53,576 --> 00:13:06,067 [Cheering] 260 00:13:06,110 --> 00:13:16,207 ♪ 261 00:13:16,251 --> 00:13:18,209 Shadow is my actual birth name. 262 00:13:18,253 --> 00:13:21,169 It was given to me because my dad had a rock band 263 00:13:21,212 --> 00:13:23,998 called The Shadows. 264 00:13:24,041 --> 00:13:26,870 When I was a child, I did the crazy stuff. 265 00:13:26,914 --> 00:13:31,440 I was always doing something to surprise or give a 266 00:13:31,483 --> 00:13:34,182 little bit of a shock factor to people. 267 00:13:34,225 --> 00:13:38,142 I used to just jump off a tree onto like a bunch of bushes 268 00:13:38,186 --> 00:13:41,450 and just get scrapes and cuts, and get hurt. 269 00:13:44,061 --> 00:13:47,369 That all led to being very fearless. 270 00:13:47,412 --> 00:13:49,545 I'm not like a psycho, or 271 00:13:49,588 --> 00:13:51,155 mentally challenged or anything. 272 00:13:51,199 --> 00:13:54,202 I just don't like being bored. 273 00:13:54,245 --> 00:13:56,900 There's not much to do on the res. [Laughs] 274 00:13:56,944 --> 00:14:00,686 ♪ 275 00:14:00,730 --> 00:14:02,558 I wanted to become a wrestler. 276 00:14:02,601 --> 00:14:04,995 I was obsessed about wrestling. 277 00:14:05,039 --> 00:14:10,261 I even had dreams about being inside a wrestling ring. 278 00:14:10,305 --> 00:14:13,047 I knew there was wrestling school somewhere, 279 00:14:13,090 --> 00:14:16,093 and... I found it. It was quite a distance. 280 00:14:16,137 --> 00:14:18,748 I had to take an eight-hour train ride. 281 00:14:18,791 --> 00:14:20,706 And I jump on a Greyhound bus to Winnipeg, 282 00:14:20,750 --> 00:14:22,621 was another ten hours. 283 00:14:22,665 --> 00:14:24,928 The next day I had to take the train back to Puk. 284 00:14:24,972 --> 00:14:28,497 And I did that once a month for a whole year and a half. 285 00:14:28,540 --> 00:14:32,153 ♪ 286 00:14:42,772 --> 00:14:43,947 That's a... 287 00:14:49,300 --> 00:14:52,216 Every kid that I talked to, talked about how 288 00:14:52,260 --> 00:14:55,263 amazing it was to see you in there. You know? 289 00:14:55,306 --> 00:14:57,047 Thank you. 290 00:14:57,091 --> 00:14:59,789 I want to inspire. 291 00:14:59,832 --> 00:15:02,009 You know, I'm Native and I'm wrestling among 292 00:15:02,052 --> 00:15:03,488 my other Native people, so... 293 00:15:08,363 --> 00:15:10,800 The thing was, you know, the government just, 294 00:15:10,843 --> 00:15:12,323 "Here, here's some land. 295 00:15:12,367 --> 00:15:13,977 Okay, do what you want over there. 296 00:15:14,021 --> 00:15:17,067 Just don't bother us," basically, 297 00:15:17,111 --> 00:15:19,591 so we're just in our own little cooped up area, 298 00:15:19,635 --> 00:15:20,984 area, and we just... 299 00:15:21,028 --> 00:15:23,291 I don't know, live life with our own. 300 00:15:23,334 --> 00:15:28,992 And you know, things happen, good and bad. 301 00:15:29,036 --> 00:15:31,255 And... 302 00:15:31,299 --> 00:15:34,302 since the like, I was saying like we're an angry, 303 00:15:34,345 --> 00:15:39,611 like angry people now because of what happened to us. 304 00:15:39,655 --> 00:15:45,835 So, a lot of people like to go towards alcoholism. 305 00:15:45,878 --> 00:15:48,446 It's very depressing. 306 00:15:48,490 --> 00:15:52,015 ♪ 307 00:15:52,059 --> 00:15:53,799 [Sighs] 308 00:15:53,843 --> 00:15:58,369 ♪ 309 00:16:00,328 --> 00:16:01,851 - Can you borrow a quarter? - Yeah, I'll give it back. 310 00:16:01,894 --> 00:16:03,287 - You're not gonna pay it back. - Yeah, I will. 311 00:16:03,331 --> 00:16:05,028 - No, you're not. - I always pay back. 312 00:16:05,072 --> 00:16:06,334 When? 313 00:16:06,377 --> 00:16:08,075 With my land. 314 00:16:08,118 --> 00:16:09,554 [Laughs] 315 00:16:09,598 --> 00:16:11,208 I guess I consider him like family. 316 00:16:11,252 --> 00:16:14,342 So, he comes, stays at our house and trains at our school. 317 00:16:14,385 --> 00:16:16,866 He's just, he's the great person, you know, 318 00:16:16,909 --> 00:16:19,086 to have around and I guess we kind of 319 00:16:19,129 --> 00:16:21,001 took him under our wing, and... 320 00:16:21,044 --> 00:16:23,264 Tony's now here, Shadow's nephew. 321 00:16:23,307 --> 00:16:25,788 They're a tag team and I think... 322 00:16:25,831 --> 00:16:28,051 they could go places. 323 00:16:28,095 --> 00:16:29,922 Whapmagoostui and Kuujjuaraapik are the 324 00:16:29,966 --> 00:16:32,099 northernmost Cree and the southernmost Inuit village 325 00:16:32,142 --> 00:16:33,578 in Quebec. 326 00:16:33,622 --> 00:16:35,450 The community is only accessible by air and for 327 00:16:35,493 --> 00:16:39,062 a few weeks in the late summer, by boat. 328 00:16:39,106 --> 00:16:47,114 ♪ 329 00:16:47,157 --> 00:16:50,508 Me and Tony, we're both from Pukatawagan, 330 00:16:50,552 --> 00:16:53,555 and I trained a lot of the kids and the teens that 331 00:16:53,598 --> 00:16:57,167 were interested in wrestling. 332 00:16:57,211 --> 00:16:58,647 When I purchased my wrestling ring, 333 00:16:58,690 --> 00:17:00,866 Tony was the first person to come over and help 334 00:17:00,910 --> 00:17:03,391 set up the wrestling ring. 335 00:17:03,434 --> 00:17:05,828 Something in his life happened and he was 336 00:17:05,871 --> 00:17:07,873 going down a dark path for a while. 337 00:17:07,917 --> 00:17:11,268 So, when CWF came to Puk and scooped him up, 338 00:17:11,312 --> 00:17:12,835 that was it. 339 00:17:12,878 --> 00:17:16,404 He just needed to get out of there before it got any worse. 340 00:17:16,447 --> 00:17:18,449 Okay, so now you know what you got to do? 341 00:17:18,493 --> 00:17:22,714 I gotta tuck... go faster. 342 00:17:22,758 --> 00:17:24,281 Okay. 343 00:17:24,325 --> 00:17:27,763 [Indistinct speaking] 344 00:17:27,806 --> 00:17:30,461 Shadow's trying to get his flips back right now. 345 00:17:30,505 --> 00:17:33,116 He's had to let a lot of that flip that he used to be 346 00:17:33,160 --> 00:17:35,597 able to do go, so Tony's taking him through and 347 00:17:35,640 --> 00:17:37,164 helping him get his flip back. 348 00:17:37,207 --> 00:17:39,644 He's learning, you know. I'm helping him break it down. 349 00:17:39,688 --> 00:17:44,127 I could do this too, but I don't want to show off for everyone. 350 00:17:44,171 --> 00:17:46,651 - Ah! - Oh! 351 00:17:46,695 --> 00:17:48,697 - Ah! - Just about! 352 00:17:48,740 --> 00:17:50,307 - Better though. - You need to stick it. 353 00:17:51,917 --> 00:17:54,790 Ah! [Laughs] 354 00:17:54,833 --> 00:17:58,010 That was awesome though. You were so high! 355 00:17:58,054 --> 00:18:12,112 ♪ 356 00:18:12,155 --> 00:18:14,375 Just seems like parkour and wrestling are such a natural 357 00:18:14,418 --> 00:18:17,291 mix together, you know, they just go so well. 358 00:18:17,334 --> 00:18:19,597 What do you feel wrestling has given you? 359 00:18:19,641 --> 00:18:21,164 It gave me confidence. 360 00:18:21,208 --> 00:18:24,124 I gave up hope for a bit 'cause I didn't have 361 00:18:24,167 --> 00:18:25,908 nothing to do at Puk. 362 00:18:25,951 --> 00:18:29,041 Like, I'm trying to give them something to do and 363 00:18:29,085 --> 00:18:30,565 something fun. 364 00:18:30,608 --> 00:18:32,393 Well, you're saving them from making an 18-hour journey, 365 00:18:32,436 --> 00:18:33,655 like you had to do to go to wrestling school. 366 00:18:33,698 --> 00:18:35,613 Oh, yes. And that's one of the goals 367 00:18:35,657 --> 00:18:37,920 I wanted to do when I became a wrestler. 368 00:18:37,963 --> 00:18:39,226 You're straight edge, you know? 369 00:18:39,269 --> 00:18:40,531 Straight edge, yes. 370 00:18:40,575 --> 00:18:43,317 Was it hard, growing up, avoiding... 371 00:18:43,360 --> 00:18:45,710 Not even necessarily, you know, 372 00:18:45,754 --> 00:18:47,190 alcohol and drugs and things like that, 373 00:18:47,234 --> 00:18:49,323 but even just the conflict that brings from 374 00:18:49,366 --> 00:18:51,629 people around you using drugs and alcohol? 375 00:18:51,673 --> 00:18:52,978 I just somehow just stayed away from it. 376 00:18:53,022 --> 00:18:54,589 I don't know how I stayed away from it. 377 00:18:54,632 --> 00:18:57,635 I just stayed away. 378 00:18:57,679 --> 00:19:00,116 - You are strong. - I don't know, I just... 379 00:19:00,160 --> 00:19:03,641 I don't know, for some people that drink, it's normal. 380 00:19:03,685 --> 00:19:05,513 It's just normal for me to like not drink and 381 00:19:05,556 --> 00:19:08,820 not smoke or do drugs. 382 00:19:08,864 --> 00:19:10,257 Can you grab my jacket? I'm getting cold now. 383 00:19:10,300 --> 00:19:12,563 I was gonna say, you must be fucking freezing. 384 00:19:12,607 --> 00:19:14,565 Do you want my jacket? Do you want me to just warm you up? 385 00:19:14,609 --> 00:19:15,784 I've got my own jacket. 386 00:19:15,827 --> 00:19:17,829 You gotta, you gotta keep him warm. 387 00:19:17,873 --> 00:19:19,266 Oh, yeah. 388 00:19:19,309 --> 00:19:21,224 I could feel my nipples getting hard, so... 389 00:19:21,268 --> 00:19:25,446 [Laughs] 390 00:19:25,489 --> 00:19:28,492 [ATV motor] 391 00:19:28,536 --> 00:19:37,327 [Indistinct speaking] 392 00:19:37,371 --> 00:19:40,025 As well as wrestling shows, Frank and the CWF crew 393 00:19:40,069 --> 00:19:43,377 also offer training camps for local kids. 394 00:19:43,420 --> 00:19:45,988 Kayla is one of their most devoted students. 395 00:19:46,031 --> 00:19:47,468 She'll wait months between lessons, 396 00:19:47,511 --> 00:19:49,383 as the guys only come through her town 397 00:19:49,426 --> 00:19:51,080 three or four times a year. 398 00:19:51,123 --> 00:19:52,690 You gonna do some stuff... some stuff? 399 00:19:52,734 --> 00:19:55,040 Lock up with Jesse. Come on. 400 00:19:55,084 --> 00:19:57,478 Ah... ugh! 401 00:19:57,521 --> 00:19:59,610 - Good girl, yep, there you go. - So this foot. There you go. 402 00:19:59,654 --> 00:20:01,264 This is strong, too. I like it. 403 00:20:01,308 --> 00:20:03,179 Loosen up a little. 404 00:20:03,223 --> 00:20:04,833 You should be able to move around a little bit. 405 00:20:04,876 --> 00:20:06,574 [Laughs] 406 00:20:06,617 --> 00:20:07,966 Cool, ready? 407 00:20:08,010 --> 00:20:11,492 Kayla: I was really interested about doing the things 408 00:20:11,535 --> 00:20:12,841 that they were doing. 409 00:20:12,884 --> 00:20:15,322 Jesse: Ya... Yeah! 410 00:20:15,365 --> 00:20:16,888 Kayla: So, I decided to see how it feels like 411 00:20:16,932 --> 00:20:19,064 to be an actual wrestler. 412 00:20:21,545 --> 00:20:23,721 - No. - No? 413 00:20:23,765 --> 00:20:28,073 Kayla: I have like a long term and a short term memory loss. 414 00:20:28,117 --> 00:20:31,251 I got that from my father, biological father. 415 00:20:31,294 --> 00:20:34,123 Watch. So I break in, okay. 416 00:20:34,166 --> 00:20:37,518 I'm gonna hook his hand, step through about here. 417 00:20:37,561 --> 00:20:42,087 Gonna hook, step, place. Okay? 418 00:20:42,131 --> 00:20:44,568 Frank: I always wanted to get the community involved 419 00:20:44,612 --> 00:20:45,874 in what we're doing. 420 00:20:45,917 --> 00:20:47,223 Like, every community we go to now there's a 421 00:20:47,267 --> 00:20:50,139 community member that's training with us. 422 00:20:50,182 --> 00:20:52,359 I want to make that person's dream come true. 423 00:20:52,402 --> 00:20:54,230 You're gonna fall down on your face, Kayla. 424 00:20:54,274 --> 00:20:56,667 Just fall on your face, drop both. 425 00:20:56,711 --> 00:20:57,886 Ready? 426 00:20:57,929 --> 00:20:59,844 Put your hands out, hands out, hands out. 427 00:20:59,888 --> 00:21:02,194 Fall down... Good girl. 428 00:21:02,238 --> 00:21:04,762 Kayla's one of the girls from a community that's a 429 00:21:04,806 --> 00:21:07,287 fly-in community, troubled background. 430 00:21:07,330 --> 00:21:09,201 Come on, push up. Got her head. 431 00:21:09,245 --> 00:21:10,855 And, she's an amazing kid. 432 00:21:10,899 --> 00:21:13,380 Good girl. Nice. 433 00:21:13,423 --> 00:21:15,599 We run different programs and she's been 434 00:21:15,643 --> 00:21:17,340 involved with all of them. 435 00:21:17,384 --> 00:21:19,124 She really, really took to the wrestling, 436 00:21:19,168 --> 00:21:21,866 which I was shocked 'cause a lot of girls 437 00:21:21,910 --> 00:21:23,259 don't really take to it. 438 00:21:23,303 --> 00:21:24,521 You want to try and stop the pain, right. 439 00:21:24,565 --> 00:21:26,393 So the way to do that... 440 00:21:26,436 --> 00:21:29,744 is to try and come this way, right. 441 00:21:29,787 --> 00:21:31,528 I got adopted at eight months. 442 00:21:31,572 --> 00:21:36,011 My parents couldn't be able to take care of me. 443 00:21:36,054 --> 00:21:38,274 Oh, oh! Oh! 444 00:21:38,318 --> 00:21:40,885 Whoa! 445 00:21:40,929 --> 00:21:46,543 They're still alcoholics, drug addicts. 446 00:21:46,587 --> 00:21:48,328 They told me... 447 00:21:48,371 --> 00:21:52,114 I won't be able to live with them until I'm 18 again, 448 00:21:52,157 --> 00:21:55,160 so it's kind of hard... 449 00:21:55,204 --> 00:21:58,773 Seeing them drinking or doing drugs. 450 00:21:58,816 --> 00:22:03,778 ♪ 451 00:22:03,821 --> 00:22:07,869 I don't mainly go out anymore. 452 00:22:07,912 --> 00:22:10,393 After my Grandpa passed, 453 00:22:10,437 --> 00:22:15,485 I started not going out after that. 454 00:22:15,529 --> 00:22:20,969 My Grandfather was like a father to me. 455 00:22:21,012 --> 00:22:25,060 Here, if I wanted to, I could break off... 456 00:22:25,103 --> 00:22:26,931 and flip you. 457 00:22:26,975 --> 00:22:28,977 [Thud] 458 00:22:29,020 --> 00:22:31,980 The training camp was amazing. 459 00:22:32,023 --> 00:22:36,767 I had an opportunity to be able to go back outside and 460 00:22:36,811 --> 00:22:38,943 see the world again, 461 00:22:38,987 --> 00:22:43,905 and to be able to be connected to new people. 462 00:22:43,948 --> 00:22:46,342 Oh! 463 00:22:46,386 --> 00:22:48,213 You're doing awesome. 464 00:22:48,257 --> 00:22:53,044 It felt like I was myself in that ring. 465 00:22:53,088 --> 00:22:57,048 Like I can do anything. 466 00:22:57,092 --> 00:23:01,226 Letting out all the stress inside me. 467 00:23:01,270 --> 00:23:04,795 And the depression. 468 00:23:04,839 --> 00:23:09,452 I feel blessed in that ring. 469 00:23:09,496 --> 00:23:11,454 So tell me about your first match. 470 00:23:11,498 --> 00:23:15,545 I actually won the Royal Rumble last year. 471 00:23:15,589 --> 00:23:16,677 - Yeah? - Yes. 472 00:23:16,720 --> 00:23:18,113 That's awesome. 473 00:23:18,156 --> 00:23:20,332 A lot of kids wanted my signature for some reason. 474 00:23:20,376 --> 00:23:21,856 How does that make you feel? 475 00:23:21,899 --> 00:23:24,598 Like you're like a wrestling star. 476 00:23:24,641 --> 00:23:30,342 Well, first of all, it's amazing that kids can like 477 00:23:30,386 --> 00:23:34,999 look up to me after doing good things in life and 478 00:23:35,043 --> 00:23:41,266 to be able to see how it feels to be like... 479 00:23:41,310 --> 00:23:45,836 a kid that is, that is very known well in this community. 480 00:23:45,880 --> 00:23:49,144 And also, you're a really positive role model, too, 481 00:23:49,187 --> 00:23:50,754 because of your stance on drugs and alcohol. 482 00:23:50,798 --> 00:23:53,191 - Yes. - So, you're set. 483 00:23:53,235 --> 00:23:54,497 You're like the next John Cena. 484 00:23:54,541 --> 00:23:57,195 Yeah. [Laughs] 485 00:23:57,239 --> 00:24:02,505 [Chanting] Shadow! Shadow! 486 00:24:02,549 --> 00:24:04,899 ♪ 487 00:24:04,942 --> 00:24:10,644 [Chanting] Shadow! Shadow! 488 00:24:10,687 --> 00:24:16,301 Shadow, I think he's a role model. 489 00:24:16,345 --> 00:24:20,175 He avoided all the things that are affecting 490 00:24:20,218 --> 00:24:22,177 kids this generation. 491 00:24:28,096 --> 00:24:29,793 Hearing Kayla's story has made it clear how 492 00:24:29,837 --> 00:24:32,492 Indigenous wrestlers like Shadow show kids that there's a 493 00:24:32,535 --> 00:24:35,364 place for them in the world outside of the reserve. 494 00:24:35,407 --> 00:24:37,453 [Cheering] 495 00:24:37,497 --> 00:24:39,150 As Tim pointed out in the beginning of the tour, 496 00:24:39,194 --> 00:24:42,153 it's not just the geographically remote nature of the reserves, 497 00:24:42,197 --> 00:24:43,981 but the psychological isolation that 498 00:24:44,025 --> 00:24:48,203 can make kids feel trapped. 499 00:24:48,246 --> 00:24:49,813 Wow! 500 00:24:49,857 --> 00:24:52,076 The reality is that Aboriginal youth in Canada face many 501 00:24:52,120 --> 00:24:54,122 challenges that stem from hundreds of years 502 00:24:54,165 --> 00:24:55,776 of colonialism. 503 00:24:55,819 --> 00:24:58,213 The weight of all of this can be overwhelming and 504 00:24:58,256 --> 00:25:01,390 manifests itself in truly abhorrent statistics. 505 00:25:01,433 --> 00:25:04,262 First Nations youth are over five times more likely to 506 00:25:04,306 --> 00:25:07,309 take their own lives compared to the Canadian average. 507 00:25:07,352 --> 00:25:09,877 From my perspective, the simple action of Cree Xtreme 508 00:25:09,920 --> 00:25:12,401 visiting communities and kids like Kayla, 509 00:25:12,444 --> 00:25:20,975 has the power to be revolutionary. 510 00:25:21,018 --> 00:25:22,585 I think everyone should do it before we leave, 511 00:25:22,629 --> 00:25:23,978 all together. 512 00:25:24,021 --> 00:25:29,592 [Indistinct speaking] 513 00:25:29,636 --> 00:25:32,595 - Take off the pants too. - Just do it quick, Jess. 514 00:25:32,639 --> 00:25:34,292 Actually, pants might be better 'cause then 515 00:25:34,336 --> 00:25:36,556 you can put warm back on. 516 00:25:36,599 --> 00:25:37,774 Definitely the socks. 517 00:25:37,818 --> 00:25:39,080 There's no point in wearing your socks in. 518 00:25:39,123 --> 00:25:40,560 Ah! 519 00:25:40,603 --> 00:25:44,389 Right now we are in some intense negotiations to see 520 00:25:44,433 --> 00:25:48,437 whether or not Jesse and Rex will go jump in the 521 00:25:48,480 --> 00:25:51,614 freezing cold water behind me. 522 00:25:51,658 --> 00:25:54,748 Ready? 3, 2, 1, go! 523 00:25:54,791 --> 00:25:57,446 Here we go! 524 00:25:57,489 --> 00:26:08,805 [Laughs] 525 00:26:08,849 --> 00:26:10,285 You bailed on me! 526 00:26:10,328 --> 00:26:12,287 [Laughs] 527 00:26:12,330 --> 00:26:15,203 Oh God, guys! 528 00:26:15,246 --> 00:26:17,597 - You may as well go back in. - No, fuck that! 529 00:26:17,640 --> 00:26:19,947 [Laughs] 530 00:26:19,990 --> 00:26:22,123 - Oh, Tony's just going in... - Tony's going in. 531 00:26:22,166 --> 00:26:24,865 - He's just walking... - Tony just walked in! 532 00:26:24,908 --> 00:26:29,043 Tony! Pukatawagan's over there! 533 00:26:29,086 --> 00:26:32,916 [Laughs] 534 00:26:32,960 --> 00:26:35,397 So, you don't do this in Japan? 535 00:26:35,440 --> 00:26:37,051 - No. - No? [Laughs] 536 00:26:37,094 --> 00:26:38,574 - Don't. - [Laughs] No? 537 00:26:38,618 --> 00:26:40,837 Marufuji and you don't go running into the cold water? 538 00:26:40,881 --> 00:26:42,317 [Laughs] No. 539 00:26:42,360 --> 00:26:44,275 ♪ 540 00:26:44,319 --> 00:26:46,190 Kaito Kiyomiya wrestles with NOAH, 541 00:26:46,234 --> 00:26:48,671 a very respected promotion back in Japan. 542 00:26:48,715 --> 00:26:50,499 At this stage in his career he's referred to as in the 543 00:26:50,542 --> 00:26:52,283 Japanese system, a young boy. 544 00:26:52,327 --> 00:26:54,416 Basically a rookie. 545 00:26:54,459 --> 00:26:55,765 Of late, he's been training under the famous 546 00:26:55,809 --> 00:26:57,898 Naomichi Marufuji and he's well on his way 547 00:26:57,941 --> 00:26:59,421 to having a great career. 548 00:26:59,464 --> 00:27:02,337 [Grunts] 549 00:27:02,380 --> 00:27:04,731 But it's standard practice for promotions to send 550 00:27:04,774 --> 00:27:07,168 their young boys abroad, gaining experience wrestling 551 00:27:07,211 --> 00:27:10,214 different styles and working in front of foreign audiences. 552 00:27:16,612 --> 00:27:19,093 The northern tour with CWF is Kaito's first experience 553 00:27:19,136 --> 00:27:22,009 of Canada, and you have to note that this experience 554 00:27:22,052 --> 00:27:24,228 couldn't be further from Tokyo. 555 00:27:28,276 --> 00:27:29,364 One more time. 556 00:27:45,641 --> 00:27:46,860 Good. 557 00:27:51,603 --> 00:27:54,476 Hammer lock. Underneath... 558 00:27:54,519 --> 00:27:56,043 So here... So, arms. 559 00:28:04,094 --> 00:28:06,444 - [Screaming] - What do you say? 560 00:28:06,488 --> 00:28:08,185 - Give up... - That's it! 561 00:28:08,446 --> 00:28:11,754 [Tony grunts] 562 00:28:11,798 --> 00:28:13,495 - [Cracking] - Oh. [Laughs] 563 00:28:15,976 --> 00:28:18,761 Kaito, do cut offs, like throat, self-throat. 564 00:28:18,805 --> 00:28:20,502 [Grunts] Self-throat. 565 00:28:20,545 --> 00:28:22,373 [Grunts] No, hit hard. 566 00:28:22,417 --> 00:28:23,461 [Grunts] Okay. 567 00:28:23,505 --> 00:28:24,941 - [Grunts] - There you go, perfect. 568 00:28:24,985 --> 00:28:27,030 - Okay. - Give stuff like that. 569 00:28:27,074 --> 00:28:28,989 Heads up, thumb. [Popping] 570 00:28:29,032 --> 00:28:30,033 [Laughs] 571 00:28:31,165 --> 00:28:32,427 Heel, very, very heel. 572 00:28:41,262 --> 00:28:43,220 Ah! 573 00:28:43,264 --> 00:28:45,875 Yell at him in Japanese. Talk in your language. 574 00:28:45,919 --> 00:28:47,790 - Okay. - Yell at kids. 575 00:28:47,834 --> 00:28:50,401 [Indistinct yelling] 576 00:28:50,445 --> 00:28:52,099 Know what I mean? "Go!" 577 00:28:52,142 --> 00:28:53,665 - Go home? - "Go home." Yeah. 578 00:29:05,503 --> 00:29:06,766 - Go! - [Grunts] 579 00:29:06,809 --> 00:29:08,506 - Go home! - [Grunts] Go home! 580 00:29:08,550 --> 00:29:10,073 [Laughs] 581 00:29:10,117 --> 00:29:12,119 He's going to be a bad guy tonight. 582 00:29:12,162 --> 00:29:14,208 Yeah... yeah. 583 00:29:14,251 --> 00:29:16,123 You're going to beat Jesse Bieber? 584 00:29:16,166 --> 00:29:18,255 - Jesse bad. - Break him. 585 00:29:18,299 --> 00:29:19,822 Yes, break. I break. 586 00:29:19,866 --> 00:29:21,824 - Break him. - Broke, broke. 587 00:29:21,868 --> 00:29:24,392 Cut a promo. Say, "break him". 588 00:29:24,435 --> 00:29:27,308 Jesse Bieber, I broke him! 589 00:29:27,351 --> 00:29:29,484 [Grunts] 590 00:29:29,527 --> 00:29:31,268 Kaito's only way of communicating with the 591 00:29:31,312 --> 00:29:33,488 other wrestlers is some very basic English and 592 00:29:33,531 --> 00:29:35,055 the language of wrestling. 593 00:29:35,098 --> 00:29:37,927 The rest of his experience is left to pure observation. 594 00:29:37,971 --> 00:29:40,625 The history and present day situation these communities face 595 00:29:40,669 --> 00:29:42,366 is little known within other parts of Canada, 596 00:29:42,410 --> 00:29:43,977 much less in Japan. 597 00:29:44,020 --> 00:29:46,501 So I can't imagine what he must think of the whole tour. 598 00:30:09,480 --> 00:30:14,746 ♪ 599 00:30:31,024 --> 00:30:33,896 [Cheering] 600 00:30:33,940 --> 00:30:36,507 [Chanting] Jesse! Jesse! 601 00:30:36,551 --> 00:30:42,078 ♪ 602 00:30:42,122 --> 00:30:43,601 [Grunts] 603 00:30:43,645 --> 00:30:45,429 [Growls] 604 00:30:45,473 --> 00:30:49,172 [Laughs] 605 00:30:49,216 --> 00:30:53,394 [Growls] 606 00:30:53,437 --> 00:30:56,049 ♪ 607 00:30:56,092 --> 00:30:59,052 [Children screaming] 608 00:30:59,095 --> 00:31:01,793 [Indistinct speaking] 609 00:31:01,837 --> 00:31:04,796 Oh! 610 00:31:04,840 --> 00:31:08,496 [Grunts] 611 00:31:10,063 --> 00:31:11,891 1, 2... 612 00:31:11,934 --> 00:31:13,762 [Grunts] 613 00:31:24,207 --> 00:31:26,557 [Grunts] 614 00:31:26,601 --> 00:31:30,170 [Crowd chatter] 615 00:31:30,213 --> 00:31:31,475 Referee: Four! 616 00:31:39,309 --> 00:31:40,310 Six! 617 00:32:14,518 --> 00:32:16,216 [Groans] 618 00:32:16,259 --> 00:32:19,436 [Cheering] 619 00:32:19,480 --> 00:32:21,743 1, 2, 3! 620 00:32:21,786 --> 00:32:25,747 [Cheering] 621 00:32:25,790 --> 00:32:27,749 ♪ 622 00:32:27,792 --> 00:32:30,317 Eastmain is a Cree community located on the east coast of 623 00:32:30,360 --> 00:32:32,145 James Bay in northern Quebec. 624 00:32:32,188 --> 00:32:35,017 Its population is 767 people, 625 00:32:35,061 --> 00:32:36,758 meaning about half the community will be 626 00:32:36,801 --> 00:32:38,673 ringside this evening. 627 00:32:38,716 --> 00:32:43,634 ♪ 628 00:32:43,678 --> 00:32:46,681 Having Jesse on tour with me, it's amazing. 629 00:32:46,724 --> 00:32:47,899 [Laughs] 630 00:32:47,943 --> 00:32:50,163 Jesse Bieber's been here for 9 years. 631 00:32:50,206 --> 00:32:54,036 These kids have actually grown up with Jesse. 632 00:32:54,080 --> 00:32:56,908 Every night I get to watch my kid shine like a star. 633 00:32:56,952 --> 00:33:02,740 [Crowd chatter] 634 00:33:02,784 --> 00:33:05,961 He started when he was 14 years old as a referee, 635 00:33:06,005 --> 00:33:07,180 busted his butt. 636 00:33:07,223 --> 00:33:09,573 The old owner picked on him so much. 637 00:33:09,617 --> 00:33:11,358 One day he just told me, he's like, 638 00:33:11,401 --> 00:33:12,837 "Dad, I want to wrestle." 639 00:33:12,881 --> 00:33:15,623 Before you know it, Jesse was thrown into a rumble. 640 00:33:15,666 --> 00:33:17,364 He kind of looked like Justin Bieber. 641 00:33:17,407 --> 00:33:19,366 All of a sudden people just started calling him Bieber. 642 00:33:19,409 --> 00:33:21,237 "Bieber, Bieber, Bieber!" 643 00:33:21,281 --> 00:33:27,548 [Cheering] 644 00:33:30,768 --> 00:33:33,597 Right now, we are seeing Jesse Bieber 645 00:33:33,641 --> 00:33:37,993 wrestle a dastardly villain. 646 00:33:38,037 --> 00:33:40,387 Jesse Bieber, of course, is the hero to this audience. 647 00:33:45,914 --> 00:33:50,092 [Grunting] 648 00:33:50,136 --> 00:33:52,051 Back home I'm actually not a babyface. 649 00:33:52,094 --> 00:33:54,705 I'm actually the heel. I play more off - 650 00:33:54,749 --> 00:33:57,230 based off the millennial kind of character. 651 00:33:57,273 --> 00:33:58,796 So, when I get into the ring I want to do the 652 00:33:58,840 --> 00:34:01,234 high pitched screeches, I want to do the tantrum so that way 653 00:34:01,277 --> 00:34:03,236 I can get everybody mad at me so they're like, 654 00:34:03,279 --> 00:34:05,064 "Oh, this guy's a little spoiled brat." 655 00:34:05,107 --> 00:34:10,243 [Cheering] 656 00:34:10,286 --> 00:34:11,679 - [Shouting] - Hey, hey, hey! 657 00:34:11,722 --> 00:34:13,507 [Indistinct speaking] 658 00:34:13,550 --> 00:34:14,638 Let me at him! 659 00:34:14,682 --> 00:34:16,466 Here, it's totally different. 660 00:34:16,510 --> 00:34:19,034 They know me almost as like a personal level because 661 00:34:19,078 --> 00:34:20,905 I have grown up with them. 662 00:34:20,949 --> 00:34:22,516 He's a cheater! 663 00:34:22,559 --> 00:34:24,648 [Shouting] 664 00:34:24,692 --> 00:34:26,172 And the best part is, I'm just entertaining; 665 00:34:26,215 --> 00:34:27,434 that's all I do. 666 00:34:27,477 --> 00:34:29,131 What are you doing? 667 00:34:29,175 --> 00:34:33,657 I have an idea! Play some music! 668 00:34:33,701 --> 00:34:36,747 ♪ 669 00:34:36,791 --> 00:34:40,273 So I do a lot of comedy and I do a lot of interacting with them. 670 00:34:40,316 --> 00:34:42,710 [Chanting] Jesse! Jesse! 671 00:34:42,753 --> 00:34:45,016 As long as they're invested in my match, I'm happy. 672 00:34:45,060 --> 00:34:49,891 [Cheering] 673 00:34:49,934 --> 00:34:53,764 [Booing] 674 00:34:53,808 --> 00:34:55,723 You can tell that the CWF has been doing this for years 675 00:34:55,766 --> 00:34:59,118 because this card is perfectly suited for this room. 676 00:34:59,161 --> 00:35:00,728 ♪ 677 00:35:00,771 --> 00:35:02,077 [Laughs] 678 00:35:02,121 --> 00:35:04,514 They're winning them over with every spot. 679 00:35:04,558 --> 00:35:08,257 ♪ [Cheering] 680 00:35:12,653 --> 00:35:14,742 [Laughs] 681 00:35:14,785 --> 00:35:21,401 [Cheering] 682 00:35:21,444 --> 00:35:23,272 Did I always wanted my kids to follow in my footsteps and 683 00:35:23,316 --> 00:35:25,231 become a wrestler? 684 00:35:25,274 --> 00:35:26,667 I don't think I really thought of that 685 00:35:26,710 --> 00:35:29,583 when I first started my wrestling. 686 00:35:29,626 --> 00:35:32,455 I should have expected it because I would go home and 687 00:35:32,499 --> 00:35:35,676 I'd wrestle with my kids all the time. 688 00:35:35,719 --> 00:35:37,547 Father versus son. 689 00:35:37,591 --> 00:35:43,379 [Cheering] 690 00:35:50,343 --> 00:35:54,651 ♪ 691 00:35:54,695 --> 00:35:56,218 This is so intense! 692 00:35:56,262 --> 00:35:59,221 Yeah, this is I think the most intense match between them. 693 00:35:59,265 --> 00:36:01,571 ♪ 694 00:36:01,615 --> 00:36:02,659 Yay! 695 00:36:02,703 --> 00:36:04,052 - Boo! - Oh, God. 696 00:36:04,095 --> 00:36:07,708 [Booing] 697 00:36:07,751 --> 00:36:09,710 Ah! 698 00:36:09,753 --> 00:36:11,494 Boo! 699 00:36:11,538 --> 00:36:12,974 There's something especially vicious about watching 700 00:36:13,017 --> 00:36:15,672 a dad suplex his own son. 701 00:36:15,716 --> 00:36:19,285 We don't walk around saying Jesse's my son. 702 00:36:19,328 --> 00:36:22,331 Matter of fact, a lot of people don't know that. 703 00:36:22,375 --> 00:36:24,855 Jesse is extremely talented... 704 00:36:24,899 --> 00:36:27,206 ♪ 705 00:36:27,249 --> 00:36:29,512 And, I don't want people looking down at him because 706 00:36:29,556 --> 00:36:31,471 he's the promoter's kid. 707 00:36:31,514 --> 00:36:34,125 - Don't do it! - Oh! 708 00:36:34,169 --> 00:36:35,779 Oh my God. 709 00:36:35,823 --> 00:36:38,042 Looks like Jesse got busted open in the mouth. 710 00:36:38,086 --> 00:36:43,526 [Indistinct shouting] 711 00:36:43,570 --> 00:36:46,050 - Should we follow? - Yeah, let's follow. 712 00:36:46,094 --> 00:36:52,231 [Crowd chatter] 713 00:36:52,274 --> 00:37:00,674 [Chanting] Jesse! Jesse! 714 00:37:00,717 --> 00:37:02,197 Oh, this is gonna be awesome. 715 00:37:02,241 --> 00:37:04,808 [Indistinct shouting] 716 00:37:07,985 --> 00:37:09,900 Okay, that was new. 717 00:37:09,944 --> 00:37:12,990 [Laughs] Wrestling! 718 00:37:13,034 --> 00:37:20,346 [Crowd chatter] 719 00:37:20,389 --> 00:37:24,393 [Children screaming] 720 00:37:33,794 --> 00:37:36,057 Gross. Oh yeah, my tooth was inside my lip. 721 00:37:36,100 --> 00:37:37,537 [Laughs] 722 00:37:37,580 --> 00:37:40,104 I had to like pull my lip out and up. 723 00:37:51,899 --> 00:37:52,987 - You alright? - Yeah, yeah. 724 00:37:53,030 --> 00:37:54,336 - Sorry. - No, don't worry about it. 725 00:37:54,380 --> 00:37:56,077 It's fine. It happens. 726 00:38:09,090 --> 00:38:10,570 Here. You can tape it back together. 727 00:38:10,613 --> 00:38:12,572 Can I put this back together again? 728 00:38:12,615 --> 00:38:13,747 Got some glue? 729 00:38:13,790 --> 00:38:15,052 You just cut my hair? 730 00:38:15,096 --> 00:38:19,753 [Laughs] 731 00:38:19,796 --> 00:38:23,322 ♪ 732 00:38:23,365 --> 00:38:25,019 It's Canada birthday today, and for some, 733 00:38:25,062 --> 00:38:26,586 a pretty significant one, too. 734 00:38:26,629 --> 00:38:29,153 Canada is 150 years old. 735 00:38:29,197 --> 00:38:34,071 ♪ 736 00:38:34,115 --> 00:38:36,291 While there is a barbeque and smiling faces, 737 00:38:36,335 --> 00:38:38,293 it's pretty evident that this national holiday means 738 00:38:38,337 --> 00:38:41,905 something completely different in Cree territory. 739 00:38:41,949 --> 00:38:44,168 Beginning as a Hudson Bay Company trading post, 740 00:38:44,212 --> 00:38:46,170 Eastmain has only been reserved for the Cree people 741 00:38:46,214 --> 00:38:48,085 since 1962. 742 00:38:48,129 --> 00:38:49,826 But these are traditional lands going back thousands 743 00:38:49,870 --> 00:38:52,394 of years, so for many, there's a palpable tension 744 00:38:52,438 --> 00:38:54,570 around the image of a maple leaf being celebrated 745 00:38:54,614 --> 00:38:56,529 on stolen Native land. 746 00:39:06,582 --> 00:39:08,628 Reality is the best story. 747 00:39:08,671 --> 00:39:11,108 He's coming out, "I'm Mr. Canada," 748 00:39:11,152 --> 00:39:13,720 and they're the first real Canadians. 749 00:39:13,763 --> 00:39:15,852 So, like, when you're throwing it in their faces, 750 00:39:15,896 --> 00:39:17,463 you know what I mean, you're obviously getting 751 00:39:17,506 --> 00:39:20,030 an instant reaction of... 752 00:39:20,074 --> 00:39:22,468 "Who the hell is this guy? Who does he think he is?" 753 00:39:22,511 --> 00:39:24,731 And, instantly, they hate him. 754 00:39:24,774 --> 00:39:25,775 [Booing] 755 00:39:27,734 --> 00:39:29,388 Sometimes when I come up with these ideas I'm like, 756 00:39:29,431 --> 00:39:31,346 Oh, I don't know, pushing the envelope. 757 00:39:39,267 --> 00:39:42,401 [Chanting] You suck! You suck! 758 00:39:47,057 --> 00:39:48,711 Sometimes pushing the envelope is good. 759 00:39:59,548 --> 00:40:07,861 [Cheering & Applause] 760 00:40:07,904 --> 00:40:10,864 Here, you got Mr. Aboriginal himself. 761 00:40:10,907 --> 00:40:12,474 Here he is fighting for us. 762 00:40:12,518 --> 00:40:14,563 Everybody in that audience wanted to be Shadow. 763 00:40:14,607 --> 00:40:17,305 ♪ 764 00:40:17,348 --> 00:40:22,658 [Chanting] Shadow! Shadow! 765 00:40:22,702 --> 00:40:25,313 ♪ 766 00:40:25,356 --> 00:40:26,749 3! 767 00:40:26,793 --> 00:40:36,803 ♪ 768 00:40:57,301 --> 00:40:59,652 1, 2, 3! 769 00:40:59,695 --> 00:41:03,177 [Cheering] 770 00:41:03,220 --> 00:41:19,236 ♪ 771 00:41:19,280 --> 00:41:20,673 That's a T, that's an O. 772 00:41:20,716 --> 00:41:23,937 There's the N. There's the Y. 773 00:41:23,980 --> 00:41:32,554 ♪ 774 00:41:32,598 --> 00:41:34,513 I've witnessed wrestling matches around the world, 775 00:41:34,556 --> 00:41:36,602 but I don't think I've ever met wrestlers with more of 776 00:41:36,645 --> 00:41:39,648 a direct impact on their fans than CWF, 777 00:41:39,692 --> 00:41:41,389 especially Tony and Shadow. 778 00:41:41,432 --> 00:41:43,478 Their audiences are young, impressionable, 779 00:41:43,522 --> 00:41:46,307 and starved for outside perspectives. 780 00:41:46,350 --> 00:41:47,917 It's telling of the disconnect between Canada 781 00:41:47,961 --> 00:41:50,703 and the nations I visited that this band of road warriors 782 00:41:50,746 --> 00:41:52,661 are literally the only live entertainment that 783 00:41:52,705 --> 00:41:54,750 makes it to these communities. 784 00:41:54,794 --> 00:41:57,231 Ah! 785 00:41:57,274 --> 00:41:58,885 I don't think the wrestlers plan on it, 786 00:41:58,928 --> 00:42:00,408 nor are they even fully aware of it, 787 00:42:00,451 --> 00:42:02,845 but they command great responsibility. 788 00:42:02,889 --> 00:42:05,065 Matthew the Mountie versus Cree Xtreme was more than 789 00:42:05,108 --> 00:42:07,589 just a wrestling match; it represents an ongoing 790 00:42:07,633 --> 00:42:11,114 dialogue around who or what is Canadian. 791 00:42:11,158 --> 00:42:13,029 And importantly, what does a Canadian hero 792 00:42:13,073 --> 00:42:15,292 look like by default? 793 00:42:15,336 --> 00:42:18,121 The fact that this is happening on Canada's 150th birthday 794 00:42:18,165 --> 00:42:20,515 couldn't come at a more opportune time. 795 00:42:20,559 --> 00:42:24,040 [Fireworks crackling] 796 00:42:28,131 --> 00:42:32,353 [Fireworks crackling] 797 00:42:35,835 --> 00:42:39,926 [Fireworks & screeching] 798 00:42:42,493 --> 00:42:44,539 There are few places on the planet where you can't 799 00:42:44,583 --> 00:42:46,715 tune into some form of professional wrestling 800 00:42:46,759 --> 00:42:48,674 on a television or the internet. 801 00:42:48,717 --> 00:42:52,199 But to experience it in the flesh is a different story. 802 00:42:52,242 --> 00:42:55,202 For the remote First Nations communities of northern Canada, 803 00:42:55,245 --> 00:42:56,595 it'd be all but impossible if it weren't 804 00:42:56,638 --> 00:43:00,468 for the mettle of the wrestlers of the CWF. 805 00:43:00,511 --> 00:43:03,297 But the relationship is reciprocal to say the least. 806 00:43:03,340 --> 00:43:06,082 The history of fandom within these communities is deep, 807 00:43:06,126 --> 00:43:07,388 and rooted in something more than 808 00:43:07,431 --> 00:43:08,911 just pure spectacle. 809 00:43:08,955 --> 00:43:11,958 ♪ 810 00:43:12,001 --> 00:43:14,308 I can't help but think that tucked far away from the 811 00:43:14,351 --> 00:43:16,136 glitz and glamour of the main stage, 812 00:43:16,179 --> 00:43:18,921 resides the beating heart of professional wrestling: 813 00:43:18,965 --> 00:43:21,837 the audiences of these small communities... 814 00:43:21,881 --> 00:43:25,928 and the wrestlers willing to weather the roads to find them. 815 00:43:25,972 --> 00:43:27,495 See you. 816 00:43:27,538 --> 00:43:34,850 ♪ 817 00:43:34,894 --> 00:43:44,904 [Fireworks crackling]