1 00:00:01,523 --> 00:00:07,053 [Crowd chatter] 2 00:00:07,094 --> 00:00:09,184 Reserve is a piece of land that was given to us 3 00:00:09,226 --> 00:00:10,876 by the government. 4 00:00:10,923 --> 00:00:14,453 Just for Native people. 5 00:00:14,492 --> 00:00:17,022 There was this thing that I was told by my father, 6 00:00:17,060 --> 00:00:19,980 it was called the 500 Year War, 7 00:00:20,020 --> 00:00:24,110 ever since the settlers came in the 1400's. 8 00:00:24,154 --> 00:00:26,244 They would come and just tell us that, 9 00:00:26,287 --> 00:00:27,977 "You live in this part of this land now and 10 00:00:28,028 --> 00:00:31,288 we own the rest of this." 11 00:00:31,335 --> 00:00:33,245 And that's when the war started between the 12 00:00:33,294 --> 00:00:36,954 settlers and the Native people. 13 00:00:36,993 --> 00:00:39,263 And we're still in it. 14 00:00:39,300 --> 00:00:43,780 [Cheering] 15 00:00:43,826 --> 00:00:49,826 ♪ 16 00:01:06,153 --> 00:01:10,243 ♪ 17 00:01:10,287 --> 00:01:14,507 Yeah, that's right, I am the best. I am the best! 18 00:01:14,552 --> 00:01:39,102 ♪ [National Anthem] 19 00:01:40,187 --> 00:02:03,167 [Booing] 20 00:02:03,210 --> 00:02:21,880 What the fuck is going on? 21 00:02:21,924 --> 00:02:35,334 [Cheering & Applause] 22 00:02:35,372 --> 00:02:41,202 ♪ 23 00:02:42,684 --> 00:02:45,254 Canada, a country best known internationally for vast 24 00:02:45,295 --> 00:02:48,555 unpopulated landscapes, overly polite citizens, 25 00:02:48,603 --> 00:02:50,003 and the rapper Drake. 26 00:02:50,039 --> 00:02:51,739 Less known is the contentious relationship 27 00:02:51,780 --> 00:02:53,870 between the Indigenous First Nations and the 28 00:02:53,912 --> 00:02:56,262 colonial forces of the Canadian government. 29 00:02:56,306 --> 00:02:59,266 Beginning with the Indian Act of 1876, 30 00:02:59,309 --> 00:03:01,179 First Nations were forced off of their traditional 31 00:03:01,224 --> 00:03:04,404 territories and onto the reserve system. 32 00:03:04,445 --> 00:03:06,965 These are small and often isolated parcels of land 33 00:03:07,012 --> 00:03:09,892 still owned by the government. 34 00:03:09,928 --> 00:03:11,758 Decades later and the system is still in place, 35 00:03:11,800 --> 00:03:14,240 with nearly half of Canada's First Nations population 36 00:03:14,281 --> 00:03:17,411 living on reserves. 37 00:03:17,458 --> 00:03:19,678 Conditions on reserves remain so difficult that a 38 00:03:19,721 --> 00:03:21,771 UN Indigenous rights investigator officially 39 00:03:21,810 --> 00:03:23,810 described a state of crisis due to, 40 00:03:23,855 --> 00:03:25,765 among many factors, a lack of infrastructure, 41 00:03:25,814 --> 00:03:27,384 including drinking water and access to 42 00:03:27,424 --> 00:03:29,304 education and healthcare. 43 00:03:29,339 --> 00:03:30,949 You might be wondering what any of this 44 00:03:30,993 --> 00:03:33,433 has to do with pro wrestling... 45 00:03:35,432 --> 00:03:37,172 A few years ago, I saw footage of the 46 00:03:37,217 --> 00:03:40,657 Canadian Wrestling Federation's Ice Road Wrestling Tour. 47 00:03:40,698 --> 00:03:42,788 CWF is an independent promotion headed by 48 00:03:42,831 --> 00:03:44,571 Frank Rickman, known by the ring name, 49 00:03:44,615 --> 00:03:46,175 Kryss Thorn. 50 00:03:46,226 --> 00:03:48,046 The company has carved out a niche in the business by 51 00:03:48,097 --> 00:03:50,267 visiting the most remote Indigenous communities 52 00:03:50,317 --> 00:03:52,007 in northern Quebec. 53 00:03:52,057 --> 00:03:53,187 For reservations that are 54 00:03:53,233 --> 00:03:55,023 isolated from outside entertainment, 55 00:03:55,060 --> 00:03:59,980 the CWF is literally the only show in town. 56 00:04:00,022 --> 00:04:02,112 I'm joining their summer tour to see firsthand 57 00:04:02,154 --> 00:04:04,774 why this band of road warriors are continuously welcomed by 58 00:04:04,809 --> 00:04:07,419 the communities they visit, and learn more about the 59 00:04:07,464 --> 00:04:09,994 connection between wrestling in the Cree and Inuit 60 00:04:10,032 --> 00:04:14,382 communities of the James Bay region. 61 00:04:14,428 --> 00:04:18,608 We travel on the road, sometimes for 30 hours straight... 62 00:04:18,649 --> 00:04:22,389 Show up at a show, there is no time to sleep. 63 00:04:22,436 --> 00:04:24,996 We're setting the ring up, doing the show, 64 00:04:25,047 --> 00:04:29,357 tearing down, and we're leaving for the next community. 65 00:04:29,399 --> 00:04:31,579 We are the biggest traveling company in Canada; 66 00:04:31,619 --> 00:04:33,099 nobody does more shows than us. 67 00:04:33,142 --> 00:04:36,972 Last year we did 97 shows. I want to beat it this year. 68 00:04:37,015 --> 00:04:38,885 People sometimes look at you, "Oh, he's loaded. 69 00:04:38,930 --> 00:04:40,320 He's making a fortune off this." 70 00:04:40,367 --> 00:04:41,847 And you're not. You really aren't. 71 00:04:41,890 --> 00:04:44,330 I make a living. I'm far from being rich. 72 00:04:44,371 --> 00:04:45,811 [Laughs] 73 00:04:45,850 --> 00:04:47,420 I think a real businessman would say, 74 00:04:47,461 --> 00:04:50,591 "Screw this shit," and call it quits. 75 00:04:50,638 --> 00:04:53,858 But me, it's like this is part of me and I'm gonna 76 00:04:53,902 --> 00:04:56,512 continue to do what I do, regardless. 77 00:04:56,557 --> 00:04:58,987 Maybe it's not the smartest business decisions in the world, 78 00:04:59,037 --> 00:05:03,387 but, you know, this is what I do. 79 00:05:03,433 --> 00:05:05,483 First stop, Waskaganish. 80 00:05:05,522 --> 00:05:08,742 Waskaganish is a Cree community of over 2,200 people 81 00:05:08,786 --> 00:05:10,656 on the southeast shore of James Bay in the 82 00:05:10,701 --> 00:05:14,101 Istchee Territory in northern Quebec, Canada. 83 00:05:14,139 --> 00:05:17,229 The community has only had road access since 2001, 84 00:05:17,273 --> 00:05:21,633 and is over 14 hours by truck from Montreal. 85 00:05:21,669 --> 00:05:25,929 - Hey, man. - Where's this guy going? 86 00:05:25,977 --> 00:05:27,367 Ow! Oh, Jesus! 87 00:05:27,414 --> 00:05:30,374 Ah! Ah! 88 00:05:30,417 --> 00:05:32,417 [Coughs] 89 00:05:32,462 --> 00:05:34,122 Do it, do it. Ah! 90 00:05:34,159 --> 00:05:38,159 [Laughs] 91 00:05:38,207 --> 00:05:40,687 The CWF crew doesn't waste any time. 92 00:05:40,731 --> 00:05:42,431 Moments after arriving in town, 93 00:05:42,472 --> 00:05:44,302 Frank has them loading into the hockey rink 94 00:05:44,344 --> 00:05:45,874 to set up the ring. 95 00:05:45,910 --> 00:05:48,260 ♪ 96 00:05:48,304 --> 00:05:50,054 Everybody that comes out, I watch them, 97 00:05:50,088 --> 00:05:51,478 I look at them and I judge them; 98 00:05:51,525 --> 00:05:54,045 they have to go by my rules. 99 00:05:54,092 --> 00:05:55,702 Everybody helps put up the ring. 100 00:05:55,746 --> 00:05:57,266 Look at this guy. 101 00:05:57,313 --> 00:05:58,453 [Indistinct speaking] 102 00:05:58,488 --> 00:05:59,968 Only on camera. 103 00:06:00,011 --> 00:06:01,801 You know, no drugs, no alcohol, 104 00:06:01,839 --> 00:06:04,579 no hooking up with any of the girls in the community. 105 00:06:04,625 --> 00:06:06,405 I've had guys come out on a tour and they've lasted 106 00:06:06,453 --> 00:06:09,373 three days and flew themselves home. 107 00:06:09,412 --> 00:06:12,242 Was it, like, custom built for you guys, because...? 108 00:06:12,284 --> 00:06:14,554 Yeah. This was custom-built like 20-something years ago. 109 00:06:14,591 --> 00:06:17,251 Okay. 110 00:06:17,289 --> 00:06:19,339 The first day is always the hardest. 111 00:06:19,379 --> 00:06:21,989 It gets boring just setting up the thing over and over. 112 00:06:22,033 --> 00:06:24,253 Shadow Xtreme is a Cree wrestler from the 113 00:06:24,296 --> 00:06:26,726 First Nation community of Pukatawagan. 114 00:06:26,777 --> 00:06:28,867 He spent years training mainly in Winnipeg when 115 00:06:28,910 --> 00:06:32,130 Frank and the CWF crew rolled through his community. 116 00:06:32,174 --> 00:06:33,874 After an audition and a debut match, 117 00:06:33,915 --> 00:06:36,475 Frank quickly signed him and gave him a seat in the van. 118 00:06:36,526 --> 00:06:39,436 He's a crowd favourite in these communities. 119 00:06:39,486 --> 00:06:41,916 Tony Caribou is an amateur stuntman, 120 00:06:41,966 --> 00:06:44,316 a break dancer, and a parkour practitioner 121 00:06:44,360 --> 00:06:45,800 now turned wrestler. 122 00:06:45,840 --> 00:06:48,150 Also from Pukatawagan, he was first introduced to 123 00:06:48,190 --> 00:06:51,060 the sport and the CWF by his uncle, Shadow, 124 00:06:51,106 --> 00:06:54,456 and the pair now form the tag team Cree Xtreme. 125 00:06:54,501 --> 00:06:56,981 Their inclusion is critical, as Cree Xtreme are not only 126 00:06:57,025 --> 00:06:59,585 babyfaces - wrestling speak for heroes - 127 00:06:59,636 --> 00:07:01,856 but also the only First Nations wrestlers 128 00:07:01,899 --> 00:07:03,639 taking part in the tour. 129 00:07:03,684 --> 00:07:06,954 For their young audiences, it's a much needed opportunity 130 00:07:06,991 --> 00:07:12,431 to see legit First Nations representation in the ring. 131 00:07:12,475 --> 00:07:15,345 CWF's top babyface is Jesse Bieber. 132 00:07:15,391 --> 00:07:16,871 He literally grew up on the road, 133 00:07:16,914 --> 00:07:18,874 cutting his teeth as a referee before becoming a 134 00:07:18,916 --> 00:07:22,306 wrestler and CWF's current champion. 135 00:07:22,354 --> 00:07:24,884 While he's Frank's son, no amount of nepotism can 136 00:07:24,922 --> 00:07:27,492 account for his popularity with these crowds. 137 00:07:27,534 --> 00:07:35,324 ♪ 138 00:07:35,367 --> 00:07:36,927 So, you've been a wrestling fan pretty much 139 00:07:36,978 --> 00:07:38,238 your whole life, right? 140 00:07:38,283 --> 00:07:40,203 Yeah, like, ah... I was born in '84. 141 00:07:40,242 --> 00:07:42,032 - Wrestle Mania started in '84. - Yeah. 142 00:07:42,070 --> 00:07:43,550 You know, like, it's... 143 00:07:43,593 --> 00:07:46,773 Something that was, like - that I just loved. 144 00:07:46,814 --> 00:07:49,294 Tim '2oolman' Hill is one third of the award-winning 145 00:07:49,338 --> 00:07:51,598 and unapologetically political group, 146 00:07:51,645 --> 00:07:53,165 A Tribe Called Red. 147 00:07:53,211 --> 00:07:55,211 He's also a close friend and fellow life-long 148 00:07:55,257 --> 00:07:56,687 wrestling fanatic. 149 00:07:56,737 --> 00:07:58,517 When I told him I was traveling to Waskaganish to 150 00:07:58,565 --> 00:08:01,255 witness Cree Xtreme wrestle, he jumped in a truck and 151 00:08:01,306 --> 00:08:04,526 drove 22 hours to hang out with us. 152 00:08:04,571 --> 00:08:06,181 Tim grew up in Canada's reserve system in 153 00:08:06,224 --> 00:08:09,144 Six Nations of the Grand River, and knows firsthand the 154 00:08:09,184 --> 00:08:10,754 effects it can have on the confidence 155 00:08:10,794 --> 00:08:13,064 of First Nations youth. 156 00:08:13,101 --> 00:08:14,971 Growing up on the res, you get a sense of like 157 00:08:15,016 --> 00:08:18,406 your education isn't that great, you know. 158 00:08:18,454 --> 00:08:20,114 That's what they -- that's what they say. 159 00:08:20,151 --> 00:08:22,371 And, like, it usually comes even from our own people. 160 00:08:22,414 --> 00:08:24,424 A lot of people like kind of like hold us down and 161 00:08:24,460 --> 00:08:25,940 we get the sense that, you know, that not only that 162 00:08:25,983 --> 00:08:29,603 we can't succeed out there, but we can't... 163 00:08:29,639 --> 00:08:31,689 We don't belong out there. 164 00:08:31,728 --> 00:08:35,118 I grew up not really having much representation in media, 165 00:08:35,166 --> 00:08:37,036 being, you know, Indigenous in this world. 166 00:08:37,081 --> 00:08:39,171 Like, for wrestling though it was... 167 00:08:39,214 --> 00:08:42,484 always The Ultimate Warrior for me. Love the warrior. 168 00:08:42,522 --> 00:08:45,002 I, I, I... I knew he wasn't... 169 00:08:45,046 --> 00:08:46,606 - Yeah. - Like, Native. 170 00:08:46,656 --> 00:08:48,476 Indigenous or anything, but... 171 00:08:48,528 --> 00:08:52,098 The fact that he was a warrior, and what he stood for, 172 00:08:52,140 --> 00:08:54,620 it just like connected with me and like... 173 00:08:54,664 --> 00:08:56,804 It's all like Native people who have like 174 00:08:56,840 --> 00:08:58,450 this connection with wrestling. 175 00:08:58,494 --> 00:09:01,584 It's something that's universal. 176 00:09:01,628 --> 00:09:03,018 We went with the boys to cut promos 177 00:09:03,064 --> 00:09:04,854 at the local radio station. 178 00:09:04,892 --> 00:09:07,632 Native run radio stations serve an important role on 179 00:09:07,677 --> 00:09:10,717 reservations by providing a powerful local voice. 180 00:09:10,767 --> 00:09:13,117 And, for CWF, it's one of the most reliable ways 181 00:09:13,161 --> 00:09:15,821 to get the word out about the shows. 182 00:09:15,859 --> 00:09:18,119 Ladies and gentleman, boys and girls, 183 00:09:18,166 --> 00:09:19,726 this is a show not to miss. 184 00:09:19,776 --> 00:09:20,996 You come out, you see wrestling's 185 00:09:21,038 --> 00:09:22,818 greatest pop star, Jesse Bieber. 186 00:09:22,866 --> 00:09:24,956 I am your CWF Heavyweight Champion. 187 00:09:24,999 --> 00:09:26,869 No clue on wrestling yet, but I can tell you it's going 188 00:09:26,914 --> 00:09:30,484 to be one hell of a show and I'm gonna make sure 189 00:09:30,526 --> 00:09:32,176 you have one hell of a time. 190 00:09:32,223 --> 00:09:36,103 I'm Shadow Xtreme, all the way from northern Manitoba. 191 00:09:36,140 --> 00:09:40,230 Also with me is my tag team partner and relative, 192 00:09:40,275 --> 00:09:41,965 Tony Caribou. 193 00:09:42,016 --> 00:09:43,186 Yay. 194 00:09:43,234 --> 00:09:44,804 Hello, Waskaganish. 195 00:09:44,845 --> 00:09:49,405 I am the high flying spectacular First Nation sensation, Tony. 196 00:09:49,458 --> 00:09:52,068 I will be... wrestling tonight. 197 00:09:52,113 --> 00:09:54,073 - In action. - In action. 198 00:09:54,115 --> 00:09:56,155 I will be in action. Hi-ya! 199 00:09:56,204 --> 00:09:58,164 And I want to thank you. What is your name, by the way? 200 00:09:58,206 --> 00:09:59,206 Greta. 201 00:09:59,250 --> 00:10:00,470 Greta, are you gonna be there? 202 00:10:00,512 --> 00:10:02,562 - I don't know. - She doesn't know! 203 00:10:02,602 --> 00:10:05,432 So, ladies and gentlemen, come down at 7 pm, 204 00:10:05,474 --> 00:10:08,784 to the Sports Complex. $2 for kids. $5 for adults. 205 00:10:08,825 --> 00:10:11,045 And I guarantee you, you're gonna have a great time. 206 00:10:11,088 --> 00:10:12,958 Hey! 207 00:10:13,003 --> 00:10:15,093 [Indistinct speaking] 208 00:10:15,136 --> 00:10:21,876 ♪ 209 00:10:21,925 --> 00:10:24,225 What is it about wrestling that, 210 00:10:24,275 --> 00:10:26,835 that we connected with so much? I don't understand. 211 00:10:26,887 --> 00:10:30,187 Grappling was a thing with our people back then. 212 00:10:30,238 --> 00:10:32,018 There's always been a practice of this grappling 213 00:10:32,066 --> 00:10:34,156 and pinning each other down to the ground. 214 00:10:34,198 --> 00:10:36,328 Yeah, for sure. I mean, there's leg wrestling up north. 215 00:10:36,374 --> 00:10:37,514 - Yeah. - You know? 216 00:10:37,549 --> 00:10:39,119 - Yeah. - There's even the... the hook. 217 00:10:39,160 --> 00:10:40,730 The hook! I was gonna say the hook, 218 00:10:40,770 --> 00:10:43,210 where they wrap each other's arms around and 219 00:10:43,251 --> 00:10:44,911 they grab each other's cheek and then -- 220 00:10:44,948 --> 00:10:46,248 - And then pull. - Pull, pull. 221 00:10:46,297 --> 00:10:48,167 And whoever taps first is like, you lost. 222 00:10:48,212 --> 00:10:49,822 And that's a wrestling move. 223 00:10:49,866 --> 00:10:51,476 That's been, like, brought into wrestling, too, right, the hook? 224 00:10:51,520 --> 00:10:52,780 Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. 225 00:10:52,826 --> 00:10:54,826 We're really big on the competition and pain. 226 00:10:54,871 --> 00:10:56,791 I guess, how much you can endure. 227 00:10:56,830 --> 00:10:58,880 Long before the CWF began touring, 228 00:10:58,919 --> 00:11:02,099 wrestling was visiting First Nations communities in Canada. 229 00:11:02,139 --> 00:11:04,229 Starting in the 1980's, Tony Condello, 230 00:11:04,272 --> 00:11:05,752 a promoter based out of Winnipeg, 231 00:11:05,795 --> 00:11:09,575 started running tours on reservations across the north. 232 00:11:09,625 --> 00:11:12,235 Now the wrestlers of CWF continue that tradition by 233 00:11:12,280 --> 00:11:14,670 making sure wrestling remains active and present 234 00:11:14,717 --> 00:11:18,197 on reserves for a new generation of First Nations youth. 235 00:11:18,242 --> 00:11:28,992 ♪ 236 00:11:34,084 --> 00:11:37,574 - Woo! - Wrestler: Ah! 237 00:11:37,609 --> 00:11:39,219 [Laughs] 238 00:11:39,263 --> 00:11:41,403 [Grunts] 239 00:11:55,497 --> 00:11:57,717 ♪ 240 00:11:57,760 --> 00:12:00,280 [Indistinct Speaking] 241 00:12:00,328 --> 00:12:04,548 ♪ 242 00:12:04,593 --> 00:12:06,033 This rumble is for the title. 243 00:12:06,073 --> 00:12:10,953 So, we got Tim 2oolman, from Tribe Called Red. 244 00:12:10,991 --> 00:12:13,951 He's gonna be special guest referee. 245 00:12:13,994 --> 00:12:18,264 Now, Tim, there are no major rules to this, 246 00:12:18,302 --> 00:12:21,092 both their little feet touch the ground...? 247 00:12:21,131 --> 00:12:22,651 - They're out. - They're out. 248 00:12:22,698 --> 00:12:24,308 [Cheering] 249 00:12:24,352 --> 00:12:26,052 [Grunts] 250 00:12:26,093 --> 00:12:27,533 [Cheering] 251 00:12:27,572 --> 00:12:29,102 [Grunts] 252 00:12:29,139 --> 00:12:31,099 It's super hectic right now. We got four guys in the ring. 253 00:12:31,141 --> 00:12:34,141 [Cheering] 254 00:12:34,188 --> 00:12:36,578 He's out. 255 00:12:36,625 --> 00:12:37,705 He's out! 256 00:12:40,934 --> 00:12:43,854 [Cheering] 257 00:12:43,893 --> 00:12:45,373 He's out! 258 00:12:45,416 --> 00:12:47,546 ♪ 259 00:12:53,555 --> 00:13:06,045 [Cheering] 260 00:13:06,089 --> 00:13:16,189 ♪ 261 00:13:16,230 --> 00:13:18,190 Shadow is my actual birth name. 262 00:13:18,232 --> 00:13:21,152 It was given to me because my dad had a rock band 263 00:13:21,191 --> 00:13:23,981 called The Shadows. 264 00:13:24,020 --> 00:13:26,850 When I was a child, I did the crazy stuff. 265 00:13:26,893 --> 00:13:31,423 I was always doing something to surprise or give a 266 00:13:31,462 --> 00:13:34,162 little bit of a shock factor to people. 267 00:13:34,204 --> 00:13:38,124 I used to just jump off a tree onto like a bunch of bushes 268 00:13:38,165 --> 00:13:41,425 and just get scrapes and cuts, and get hurt. 269 00:13:44,040 --> 00:13:47,350 That all led to being very fearless. 270 00:13:47,391 --> 00:13:49,521 I'm not like a psycho, or 271 00:13:49,567 --> 00:13:51,127 mentally challenged or anything. 272 00:13:51,178 --> 00:13:54,178 I just don't like being bored. 273 00:13:54,224 --> 00:13:56,884 There's not much to do on the res. [Laughs] 274 00:13:56,923 --> 00:14:00,673 ♪ 275 00:14:00,709 --> 00:14:02,539 I wanted to become a wrestler. 276 00:14:02,580 --> 00:14:04,970 I was obsessed about wrestling. 277 00:14:05,018 --> 00:14:10,238 I even had dreams about being inside a wrestling ring. 278 00:14:10,284 --> 00:14:13,034 I knew there was wrestling school somewhere, 279 00:14:13,069 --> 00:14:16,069 and... I found it. It was quite a distance. 280 00:14:16,116 --> 00:14:18,726 I had to take an eight-hour train ride. 281 00:14:18,770 --> 00:14:20,690 And I jump on a Greyhound bus to Winnipeg, 282 00:14:20,729 --> 00:14:22,599 was another ten hours. 283 00:14:22,644 --> 00:14:24,914 The next day I had to take the train back to Puk. 284 00:14:24,951 --> 00:14:28,481 And I did that once a month for a whole year and a half. 285 00:14:28,519 --> 00:14:32,129 ♪ 286 00:14:42,751 --> 00:14:43,931 That's a... 287 00:14:49,279 --> 00:14:52,199 Every kid that I talked to, talked about how 288 00:14:52,239 --> 00:14:55,239 amazing it was to see you in there. You know? 289 00:14:55,285 --> 00:14:57,025 Thank you. 290 00:14:57,070 --> 00:14:59,770 I want to inspire. 291 00:14:59,811 --> 00:15:01,991 You know, I'm Native and I'm wrestling among 292 00:15:02,031 --> 00:15:03,471 my other Native people, so... 293 00:15:08,342 --> 00:15:10,782 The thing was, you know, the government just, 294 00:15:10,822 --> 00:15:12,302 "Here, here's some land. 295 00:15:12,346 --> 00:15:13,956 Okay, do what you want over there. 296 00:15:14,000 --> 00:15:17,050 Just don't bother us," basically, 297 00:15:17,090 --> 00:15:19,570 so we're just in our own little cooped up area, 298 00:15:19,614 --> 00:15:20,964 area, and we just... 299 00:15:21,007 --> 00:15:23,267 I don't know, live life with our own. 300 00:15:23,313 --> 00:15:28,973 And you know, things happen, good and bad. 301 00:15:29,015 --> 00:15:31,225 And... 302 00:15:31,278 --> 00:15:34,278 since the like, I was saying like we're an angry, 303 00:15:34,324 --> 00:15:39,594 like angry people now because of what happened to us. 304 00:15:39,634 --> 00:15:45,814 So, a lot of people like to go towards alcoholism. 305 00:15:45,857 --> 00:15:48,427 It's very depressing. 306 00:15:48,469 --> 00:15:51,989 ♪ 307 00:15:52,038 --> 00:15:53,778 [Sighs] 308 00:15:53,822 --> 00:15:58,352 ♪ 309 00:16:00,307 --> 00:16:01,827 - Can you borrow a quarter? - Yeah, I'll give it back. 310 00:16:01,873 --> 00:16:03,273 - You're not gonna pay it back. - Yeah, I will. 311 00:16:03,310 --> 00:16:05,010 - No, you're not. - I always pay back. 312 00:16:05,051 --> 00:16:06,311 When? 313 00:16:06,356 --> 00:16:08,046 With my land. 314 00:16:08,097 --> 00:16:09,527 [Laughs] 315 00:16:09,577 --> 00:16:11,187 I guess I consider him like family. 316 00:16:11,231 --> 00:16:14,321 So, he comes, stays at our house and trains at our school. 317 00:16:14,364 --> 00:16:16,854 He's just, he's the great person, you know, 318 00:16:16,888 --> 00:16:19,068 to have around and I guess we kind of 319 00:16:19,108 --> 00:16:20,978 took him under our wing, and... 320 00:16:21,023 --> 00:16:23,243 Tony's now here, Shadow's nephew. 321 00:16:23,286 --> 00:16:25,766 They're a tag team and I think... 322 00:16:25,810 --> 00:16:28,030 they could go places. 323 00:16:28,074 --> 00:16:29,904 Whapmagoostui and Kuujjuaraapik are the 324 00:16:29,945 --> 00:16:32,075 northernmost Cree and the southernmost Inuit village 325 00:16:32,121 --> 00:16:33,561 in Quebec. 326 00:16:33,601 --> 00:16:35,431 The community is only accessible by air and for 327 00:16:35,472 --> 00:16:39,042 a few weeks in the late summer, by boat. 328 00:16:39,085 --> 00:16:47,085 ♪ 329 00:16:47,136 --> 00:16:50,486 Me and Tony, we're both from Pukatawagan, 330 00:16:50,531 --> 00:16:53,531 and I trained a lot of the kids and the teens that 331 00:16:53,577 --> 00:16:57,147 were interested in wrestling. 332 00:16:57,190 --> 00:16:58,630 When I purchased my wrestling ring, 333 00:16:58,669 --> 00:17:00,849 Tony was the first person to come over and help 334 00:17:00,889 --> 00:17:03,369 set up the wrestling ring. 335 00:17:03,413 --> 00:17:05,813 Something in his life happened and he was 336 00:17:05,850 --> 00:17:07,850 going down a dark path for a while. 337 00:17:07,896 --> 00:17:11,246 So, when CWF came to Puk and scooped him up, 338 00:17:11,291 --> 00:17:12,811 that was it. 339 00:17:12,857 --> 00:17:16,377 He just needed to get out of there before it got any worse. 340 00:17:16,426 --> 00:17:18,426 Okay, so now you know what you got to do? 341 00:17:18,472 --> 00:17:22,692 I gotta tuck... go faster. 342 00:17:22,737 --> 00:17:24,257 Okay. 343 00:17:24,304 --> 00:17:27,744 [Indistinct speaking] 344 00:17:27,785 --> 00:17:30,435 Shadow's trying to get his flips back right now. 345 00:17:30,484 --> 00:17:33,104 He's had to let a lot of that flip that he used to be 346 00:17:33,139 --> 00:17:35,579 able to do go, so Tony's taking him through and 347 00:17:35,619 --> 00:17:37,139 helping him get his flip back. 348 00:17:37,186 --> 00:17:39,616 He's learning, you know. I'm helping him break it down. 349 00:17:39,667 --> 00:17:44,107 I could do this too, but I don't want to show off for everyone. 350 00:17:44,150 --> 00:17:46,630 - Ah! - Oh! 351 00:17:46,674 --> 00:17:48,684 - Ah! - Just about! 352 00:17:48,719 --> 00:17:50,289 - Better though. - You need to stick it. 353 00:17:51,896 --> 00:17:54,766 Ah! [Laughs] 354 00:17:54,812 --> 00:17:57,992 That was awesome though. You were so high! 355 00:17:58,033 --> 00:18:12,093 ♪ 356 00:18:12,134 --> 00:18:14,354 Just seems like parkour and wrestling are such a natural 357 00:18:14,397 --> 00:18:17,267 mix together, you know, they just go so well. 358 00:18:17,313 --> 00:18:19,583 What do you feel wrestling has given you? 359 00:18:19,620 --> 00:18:21,140 It gave me confidence. 360 00:18:21,187 --> 00:18:24,097 I gave up hope for a bit 'cause I didn't have 361 00:18:24,146 --> 00:18:25,886 nothing to do at Puk. 362 00:18:25,930 --> 00:18:29,020 Like, I'm trying to give them something to do and 363 00:18:29,064 --> 00:18:30,544 something fun. 364 00:18:30,587 --> 00:18:32,367 Well, you're saving them from making an 18-hour journey, 365 00:18:32,415 --> 00:18:33,625 like you had to do to go to wrestling school. 366 00:18:33,677 --> 00:18:35,587 Oh, yes. And that's one of the goals 367 00:18:35,636 --> 00:18:37,896 I wanted to do when I became a wrestler. 368 00:18:37,942 --> 00:18:39,212 You're straight edge, you know? 369 00:18:39,248 --> 00:18:40,508 Straight edge, yes. 370 00:18:40,554 --> 00:18:43,304 Was it hard, growing up, avoiding... 371 00:18:43,339 --> 00:18:45,689 Not even necessarily, you know, 372 00:18:45,733 --> 00:18:47,173 alcohol and drugs and things like that, 373 00:18:47,213 --> 00:18:49,303 but even just the conflict that brings from 374 00:18:49,345 --> 00:18:51,605 people around you using drugs and alcohol? 375 00:18:51,652 --> 00:18:52,962 I just somehow just stayed away from it. 376 00:18:53,001 --> 00:18:54,571 I don't know how I stayed away from it. 377 00:18:54,611 --> 00:18:57,611 I just stayed away. 378 00:18:57,658 --> 00:19:00,098 - You are strong. - I don't know, I just... 379 00:19:00,139 --> 00:19:03,619 I don't know, for some people that drink, it's normal. 380 00:19:03,664 --> 00:19:05,494 It's just normal for me to like not drink and 381 00:19:05,535 --> 00:19:08,795 not smoke or do drugs. 382 00:19:08,843 --> 00:19:10,243 Can you grab my jacket? I'm getting cold now. 383 00:19:10,279 --> 00:19:12,539 I was gonna say, you must be fucking freezing. 384 00:19:12,586 --> 00:19:14,536 Do you want my jacket? Do you want me to just warm you up? 385 00:19:14,588 --> 00:19:15,758 I've got my own jacket. 386 00:19:15,806 --> 00:19:17,806 You gotta, you gotta keep him warm. 387 00:19:17,852 --> 00:19:19,252 Oh, yeah. 388 00:19:19,288 --> 00:19:21,198 I could feel my nipples getting hard, so... 389 00:19:21,247 --> 00:19:25,427 [Laughs] 390 00:19:25,468 --> 00:19:28,468 [ATV motor] 391 00:19:28,515 --> 00:19:37,305 [Indistinct speaking] 392 00:19:37,350 --> 00:19:40,000 As well as wrestling shows, Frank and the CWF crew 393 00:19:40,048 --> 00:19:43,358 also offer training camps for local kids. 394 00:19:43,399 --> 00:19:45,969 Kayla is one of their most devoted students. 395 00:19:46,010 --> 00:19:47,450 She'll wait months between lessons, 396 00:19:47,490 --> 00:19:49,360 as the guys only come through her town 397 00:19:49,405 --> 00:19:51,055 three or four times a year. 398 00:19:51,102 --> 00:19:52,672 You gonna do some stuff... some stuff? 399 00:19:52,713 --> 00:19:55,023 Lock up with Jesse. Come on. 400 00:19:55,063 --> 00:19:57,463 Ah... ugh! 401 00:19:57,500 --> 00:19:59,590 - Good girl, yep, there you go. - So this foot. There you go. 402 00:19:59,633 --> 00:20:01,243 This is strong, too. I like it. 403 00:20:01,287 --> 00:20:03,157 Loosen up a little. 404 00:20:03,202 --> 00:20:04,812 You should be able to move around a little bit. 405 00:20:04,855 --> 00:20:06,545 [Laughs] 406 00:20:06,596 --> 00:20:07,946 Cool, ready? 407 00:20:07,989 --> 00:20:11,469 Kayla: I was really interested about doing the things 408 00:20:11,514 --> 00:20:12,824 that they were doing. 409 00:20:12,863 --> 00:20:15,303 Jesse: Ya... Yeah! 410 00:20:15,344 --> 00:20:16,874 Kayla: So, I decided to see how it feels like 411 00:20:16,911 --> 00:20:19,041 to be an actual wrestler. 412 00:20:21,524 --> 00:20:23,704 - No. - No? 413 00:20:23,744 --> 00:20:28,054 Kayla: I have like a long term and a short term memory loss. 414 00:20:28,096 --> 00:20:31,226 I got that from my father, biological father. 415 00:20:31,273 --> 00:20:34,103 Watch. So I break in, okay. 416 00:20:34,145 --> 00:20:37,495 I'm gonna hook his hand, step through about here. 417 00:20:37,540 --> 00:20:42,070 Gonna hook, step, place. Okay? 418 00:20:42,110 --> 00:20:44,550 Frank: I always wanted to get the community involved 419 00:20:44,591 --> 00:20:45,851 in what we're doing. 420 00:20:45,896 --> 00:20:47,196 Like, every community we go to now there's a 421 00:20:47,246 --> 00:20:50,116 community member that's training with us. 422 00:20:50,161 --> 00:20:52,341 I want to make that person's dream come true. 423 00:20:52,381 --> 00:20:54,211 You're gonna fall down on your face, Kayla. 424 00:20:54,253 --> 00:20:56,653 Just fall on your face, drop both. 425 00:20:56,690 --> 00:20:57,870 Ready? 426 00:20:57,908 --> 00:20:59,818 Put your hands out, hands out, hands out. 427 00:20:59,867 --> 00:21:02,167 Fall down... Good girl. 428 00:21:02,217 --> 00:21:04,737 Kayla's one of the girls from a community that's a 429 00:21:04,785 --> 00:21:07,265 fly-in community, troubled background. 430 00:21:07,309 --> 00:21:09,179 Come on, push up. Got her head. 431 00:21:09,224 --> 00:21:10,834 And, she's an amazing kid. 432 00:21:10,878 --> 00:21:13,358 Good girl. Nice. 433 00:21:13,402 --> 00:21:15,582 We run different programs and she's been 434 00:21:15,622 --> 00:21:17,322 involved with all of them. 435 00:21:17,363 --> 00:21:19,103 She really, really took to the wrestling, 436 00:21:19,147 --> 00:21:21,847 which I was shocked 'cause a lot of girls 437 00:21:21,889 --> 00:21:23,239 don't really take to it. 438 00:21:23,282 --> 00:21:24,502 You want to try and stop the pain, right. 439 00:21:24,544 --> 00:21:26,374 So the way to do that... 440 00:21:26,415 --> 00:21:29,715 is to try and come this way, right. 441 00:21:29,766 --> 00:21:31,506 I got adopted at eight months. 442 00:21:31,551 --> 00:21:35,991 My parents couldn't be able to take care of me. 443 00:21:36,033 --> 00:21:38,253 Oh, oh! Oh! 444 00:21:38,297 --> 00:21:40,857 Whoa! 445 00:21:40,908 --> 00:21:46,518 They're still alcoholics, drug addicts. 446 00:21:46,566 --> 00:21:48,306 They told me... 447 00:21:48,350 --> 00:21:52,090 I won't be able to live with them until I'm 18 again, 448 00:21:52,136 --> 00:21:55,136 so it's kind of hard... 449 00:21:55,183 --> 00:21:58,753 Seeing them drinking or doing drugs. 450 00:21:58,795 --> 00:22:03,755 ♪ 451 00:22:03,800 --> 00:22:07,850 I don't mainly go out anymore. 452 00:22:07,891 --> 00:22:10,371 After my Grandpa passed, 453 00:22:10,416 --> 00:22:15,456 I started not going out after that. 454 00:22:15,508 --> 00:22:20,948 My Grandfather was like a father to me. 455 00:22:20,991 --> 00:22:25,041 Here, if I wanted to, I could break off... 456 00:22:25,082 --> 00:22:26,912 and flip you. 457 00:22:26,954 --> 00:22:28,964 [Thud] 458 00:22:28,999 --> 00:22:31,959 The training camp was amazing. 459 00:22:32,002 --> 00:22:36,752 I had an opportunity to be able to go back outside and 460 00:22:36,790 --> 00:22:38,920 see the world again, 461 00:22:38,966 --> 00:22:43,876 and to be able to be connected to new people. 462 00:22:43,927 --> 00:22:46,317 Oh! 463 00:22:46,365 --> 00:22:48,185 You're doing awesome. 464 00:22:48,236 --> 00:22:53,016 It felt like I was myself in that ring. 465 00:22:53,067 --> 00:22:57,027 Like I can do anything. 466 00:22:57,071 --> 00:23:01,211 Letting out all the stress inside me. 467 00:23:01,249 --> 00:23:04,769 And the depression. 468 00:23:04,818 --> 00:23:09,428 I feel blessed in that ring. 469 00:23:09,475 --> 00:23:11,425 So tell me about your first match. 470 00:23:11,477 --> 00:23:15,517 I actually won the Royal Rumble last year. 471 00:23:15,568 --> 00:23:16,658 - Yeah? - Yes. 472 00:23:16,699 --> 00:23:18,089 That's awesome. 473 00:23:18,135 --> 00:23:20,305 A lot of kids wanted my signature for some reason. 474 00:23:20,355 --> 00:23:21,835 How does that make you feel? 475 00:23:21,878 --> 00:23:24,578 Like you're like a wrestling star. 476 00:23:24,620 --> 00:23:30,320 Well, first of all, it's amazing that kids can like 477 00:23:30,365 --> 00:23:34,975 look up to me after doing good things in life and 478 00:23:35,022 --> 00:23:41,252 to be able to see how it feels to be like... 479 00:23:41,289 --> 00:23:45,819 a kid that is, that is very known well in this community. 480 00:23:45,859 --> 00:23:49,119 And also, you're a really positive role model, too, 481 00:23:49,166 --> 00:23:50,726 because of your stance on drugs and alcohol. 482 00:23:50,777 --> 00:23:53,167 - Yes. - So, you're set. 483 00:23:53,214 --> 00:23:54,484 You're like the next John Cena. 484 00:23:54,520 --> 00:23:57,170 Yeah. [Laughs] 485 00:23:57,218 --> 00:24:02,478 [Chanting] Shadow! Shadow! 486 00:24:02,528 --> 00:24:04,878 ♪ 487 00:24:04,921 --> 00:24:10,621 [Chanting] Shadow! Shadow! 488 00:24:10,666 --> 00:24:16,276 Shadow, I think he's a role model. 489 00:24:16,324 --> 00:24:20,154 He avoided all the things that are affecting 490 00:24:20,197 --> 00:24:22,157 kids this generation. 491 00:24:28,075 --> 00:24:29,765 Hearing Kayla's story has made it clear how 492 00:24:29,816 --> 00:24:32,466 Indigenous wrestlers like Shadow show kids that there's a 493 00:24:32,514 --> 00:24:35,344 place for them in the world outside of the reserve. 494 00:24:35,386 --> 00:24:37,426 [Cheering] 495 00:24:37,476 --> 00:24:39,126 As Tim pointed out in the beginning of the tour, 496 00:24:39,173 --> 00:24:42,133 it's not just the geographically remote nature of the reserves, 497 00:24:42,176 --> 00:24:43,956 but the psychological isolation that 498 00:24:44,004 --> 00:24:48,184 can make kids feel trapped. 499 00:24:48,225 --> 00:24:49,785 Wow! 500 00:24:49,836 --> 00:24:52,056 The reality is that Aboriginal youth in Canada face many 501 00:24:52,099 --> 00:24:54,099 challenges that stem from hundreds of years 502 00:24:54,144 --> 00:24:55,764 of colonialism. 503 00:24:55,798 --> 00:24:58,188 The weight of all of this can be overwhelming and 504 00:24:58,235 --> 00:25:01,365 manifests itself in truly abhorrent statistics. 505 00:25:01,412 --> 00:25:04,242 First Nations youth are over five times more likely to 506 00:25:04,285 --> 00:25:07,285 take their own lives compared to the Canadian average. 507 00:25:07,331 --> 00:25:09,861 From my perspective, the simple action of Cree Xtreme 508 00:25:09,899 --> 00:25:12,379 visiting communities and kids like Kayla, 509 00:25:12,423 --> 00:25:20,953 has the power to be revolutionary. 510 00:25:20,997 --> 00:25:22,557 I think everyone should do it before we leave, 511 00:25:22,608 --> 00:25:23,958 all together. 512 00:25:24,000 --> 00:25:29,570 [Indistinct speaking] 513 00:25:29,615 --> 00:25:32,565 - Take off the pants too. - Just do it quick, Jess. 514 00:25:32,618 --> 00:25:34,268 Actually, pants might be better 'cause then 515 00:25:34,315 --> 00:25:36,535 you can put warm back on. 516 00:25:36,578 --> 00:25:37,748 Definitely the socks. 517 00:25:37,797 --> 00:25:39,057 There's no point in wearing your socks in. 518 00:25:39,102 --> 00:25:40,542 Ah! 519 00:25:40,582 --> 00:25:44,372 Right now we are in some intense negotiations to see 520 00:25:44,412 --> 00:25:48,422 whether or not Jesse and Rex will go jump in the 521 00:25:48,459 --> 00:25:51,589 freezing cold water behind me. 522 00:25:51,637 --> 00:25:54,727 Ready? 3, 2, 1, go! 523 00:25:54,770 --> 00:25:57,430 Here we go! 524 00:25:57,468 --> 00:26:08,778 [Laughs] 525 00:26:08,828 --> 00:26:10,258 You bailed on me! 526 00:26:10,307 --> 00:26:12,267 [Laughs] 527 00:26:12,309 --> 00:26:15,179 Oh God, guys! 528 00:26:15,225 --> 00:26:17,575 - You may as well go back in. - No, fuck that! 529 00:26:17,619 --> 00:26:19,929 [Laughs] 530 00:26:19,969 --> 00:26:22,099 - Oh, Tony's just going in... - Tony's going in. 531 00:26:22,145 --> 00:26:24,835 - He's just walking... - Tony just walked in! 532 00:26:24,887 --> 00:26:29,017 Tony! Pukatawagan's over there! 533 00:26:29,065 --> 00:26:32,895 [Laughs] 534 00:26:32,939 --> 00:26:35,379 So, you don't do this in Japan? 535 00:26:35,419 --> 00:26:37,029 - No. - No? [Laughs] 536 00:26:37,073 --> 00:26:38,553 - Don't. - [Laughs] No? 537 00:26:38,597 --> 00:26:40,817 Marufuji and you don't go running into the cold water? 538 00:26:40,860 --> 00:26:42,300 [Laughs] No. 539 00:26:42,339 --> 00:26:44,249 ♪ 540 00:26:44,298 --> 00:26:46,168 Kaito Kiyomiya wrestles with NOAH, 541 00:26:46,213 --> 00:26:48,653 a very respected promotion back in Japan. 542 00:26:48,694 --> 00:26:50,484 At this stage in his career he's referred to as in the 543 00:26:50,521 --> 00:26:52,261 Japanese system, a young boy. 544 00:26:52,306 --> 00:26:54,396 Basically a rookie. 545 00:26:54,438 --> 00:26:55,738 Of late, he's been training under the famous 546 00:26:55,788 --> 00:26:57,878 Naomichi Marufuji and he's well on his way 547 00:26:57,920 --> 00:26:59,400 to having a great career. 548 00:26:59,443 --> 00:27:02,323 [Grunts] 549 00:27:02,359 --> 00:27:04,709 But it's standard practice for promotions to send 550 00:27:04,753 --> 00:27:07,153 their young boys abroad, gaining experience wrestling 551 00:27:07,190 --> 00:27:10,190 different styles and working in front of foreign audiences. 552 00:27:16,591 --> 00:27:19,071 The northern tour with CWF is Kaito's first experience 553 00:27:19,115 --> 00:27:21,985 of Canada, and you have to note that this experience 554 00:27:22,031 --> 00:27:24,211 couldn't be further from Tokyo. 555 00:27:28,255 --> 00:27:29,335 One more time. 556 00:27:45,620 --> 00:27:46,840 Good. 557 00:27:51,582 --> 00:27:54,462 Hammer lock. Underneath... 558 00:27:54,498 --> 00:27:56,018 So here... So, arms. 559 00:28:04,073 --> 00:28:06,423 - [Screaming] - What do you say? 560 00:28:06,467 --> 00:28:08,157 - Give up... - That's it! 561 00:28:08,425 --> 00:28:11,725 [Tony grunts] 562 00:28:11,777 --> 00:28:13,467 - [Cracking] - Oh. [Laughs] 563 00:28:15,955 --> 00:28:18,735 Kaito, do cut offs, like throat, self-throat. 564 00:28:18,784 --> 00:28:20,484 [Grunts] Self-throat. 565 00:28:20,524 --> 00:28:22,354 [Grunts] No, hit hard. 566 00:28:22,396 --> 00:28:23,436 [Grunts] Okay. 567 00:28:23,484 --> 00:28:24,924 - [Grunts] - There you go, perfect. 568 00:28:24,964 --> 00:28:27,014 - Okay. - Give stuff like that. 569 00:28:27,053 --> 00:28:28,973 Heads up, thumb. [Popping] 570 00:28:29,011 --> 00:28:30,011 [Laughs] 571 00:28:31,144 --> 00:28:32,414 Heel, very, very heel. 572 00:28:41,241 --> 00:28:43,201 Ah! 573 00:28:43,243 --> 00:28:45,853 Yell at him in Japanese. Talk in your language. 574 00:28:45,898 --> 00:28:47,768 - Okay. - Yell at kids. 575 00:28:47,813 --> 00:28:50,383 [Indistinct yelling] 576 00:28:50,424 --> 00:28:52,084 Know what I mean? "Go!" 577 00:28:52,121 --> 00:28:53,641 - Go home? - "Go home." Yeah. 578 00:29:05,482 --> 00:29:06,752 - Go! - [Grunts] 579 00:29:06,788 --> 00:29:08,488 - Go home! - [Grunts] Go home! 580 00:29:08,529 --> 00:29:10,049 [Laughs] 581 00:29:10,096 --> 00:29:12,096 He's going to be a bad guy tonight. 582 00:29:12,141 --> 00:29:14,191 Yeah... yeah. 583 00:29:14,230 --> 00:29:16,100 You're going to beat Jesse Bieber? 584 00:29:16,145 --> 00:29:18,225 - Jesse bad. - Break him. 585 00:29:18,278 --> 00:29:19,798 Yes, break. I break. 586 00:29:19,845 --> 00:29:21,795 - Break him. - Broke, broke. 587 00:29:21,847 --> 00:29:24,367 Cut a promo. Say, "break him". 588 00:29:24,414 --> 00:29:27,294 Jesse Bieber, I broke him! 589 00:29:27,330 --> 00:29:29,460 [Grunts] 590 00:29:29,506 --> 00:29:31,246 Kaito's only way of communicating with the 591 00:29:31,291 --> 00:29:33,471 other wrestlers is some very basic English and 592 00:29:33,510 --> 00:29:35,030 the language of wrestling. 593 00:29:35,077 --> 00:29:37,907 The rest of his experience is left to pure observation. 594 00:29:37,950 --> 00:29:40,600 The history and present day situation these communities face 595 00:29:40,648 --> 00:29:42,348 is little known within other parts of Canada, 596 00:29:42,389 --> 00:29:43,959 much less in Japan. 597 00:29:43,999 --> 00:29:46,479 So I can't imagine what he must think of the whole tour. 598 00:30:09,459 --> 00:30:14,729 ♪ 599 00:30:31,003 --> 00:30:33,883 [Cheering] 600 00:30:33,919 --> 00:30:36,489 [Chanting] Jesse! Jesse! 601 00:30:36,530 --> 00:30:42,060 ♪ 602 00:30:42,101 --> 00:30:43,581 [Grunts] 603 00:30:43,624 --> 00:30:45,414 [Growls] 604 00:30:45,452 --> 00:30:49,152 [Laughs] 605 00:30:49,195 --> 00:30:53,365 [Growls] 606 00:30:53,416 --> 00:30:56,026 ♪ 607 00:30:56,071 --> 00:30:59,031 [Children screaming] 608 00:30:59,074 --> 00:31:01,774 [Indistinct speaking] 609 00:31:01,816 --> 00:31:04,776 Oh! 610 00:31:04,819 --> 00:31:08,479 [Grunts] 611 00:31:10,042 --> 00:31:11,872 1, 2... 612 00:31:11,913 --> 00:31:13,743 [Grunts] 613 00:31:24,186 --> 00:31:26,536 [Grunts] 614 00:31:26,580 --> 00:31:30,150 [Crowd chatter] 615 00:31:30,192 --> 00:31:31,452 Referee: Four! 616 00:31:39,288 --> 00:31:40,288 Six! 617 00:32:14,497 --> 00:32:16,197 [Groans] 618 00:32:16,238 --> 00:32:19,418 [Cheering] 619 00:32:19,459 --> 00:32:21,719 1, 2, 3! 620 00:32:21,765 --> 00:32:25,725 [Cheering] 621 00:32:25,769 --> 00:32:27,729 ♪ 622 00:32:27,771 --> 00:32:30,301 Eastmain is a Cree community located on the east coast of 623 00:32:30,339 --> 00:32:32,119 James Bay in northern Quebec. 624 00:32:32,167 --> 00:32:34,997 Its population is 767 people, 625 00:32:35,040 --> 00:32:36,740 meaning about half the community will be 626 00:32:36,780 --> 00:32:38,650 ringside this evening. 627 00:32:38,695 --> 00:32:43,605 ♪ 628 00:32:43,657 --> 00:32:46,657 Having Jesse on tour with me, it's amazing. 629 00:32:46,703 --> 00:32:47,883 [Laughs] 630 00:32:47,922 --> 00:32:50,142 Jesse Bieber's been here for 9 years. 631 00:32:50,185 --> 00:32:54,015 These kids have actually grown up with Jesse. 632 00:32:54,059 --> 00:32:56,889 Every night I get to watch my kid shine like a star. 633 00:32:56,931 --> 00:33:02,721 [Crowd chatter] 634 00:33:02,763 --> 00:33:05,943 He started when he was 14 years old as a referee, 635 00:33:05,984 --> 00:33:07,164 busted his butt. 636 00:33:07,202 --> 00:33:09,552 The old owner picked on him so much. 637 00:33:09,596 --> 00:33:11,336 One day he just told me, he's like, 638 00:33:11,380 --> 00:33:12,820 "Dad, I want to wrestle." 639 00:33:12,860 --> 00:33:15,600 Before you know it, Jesse was thrown into a rumble. 640 00:33:15,645 --> 00:33:17,335 He kind of looked like Justin Bieber. 641 00:33:17,386 --> 00:33:19,346 All of a sudden people just started calling him Bieber. 642 00:33:19,388 --> 00:33:21,218 "Bieber, Bieber, Bieber!" 643 00:33:21,260 --> 00:33:27,530 [Cheering] 644 00:33:30,747 --> 00:33:33,577 Right now, we are seeing Jesse Bieber 645 00:33:33,620 --> 00:33:37,970 wrestle a dastardly villain. 646 00:33:38,016 --> 00:33:40,366 Jesse Bieber, of course, is the hero to this audience. 647 00:33:45,893 --> 00:33:50,073 [Grunting] 648 00:33:50,115 --> 00:33:52,025 Back home I'm actually not a babyface. 649 00:33:52,073 --> 00:33:54,683 I'm actually the heel. I play more off - 650 00:33:54,728 --> 00:33:57,208 based off the millennial kind of character. 651 00:33:57,252 --> 00:33:58,782 So, when I get into the ring I want to do the 652 00:33:58,819 --> 00:34:01,209 high pitched screeches, I want to do the tantrum so that way 653 00:34:01,256 --> 00:34:03,216 I can get everybody mad at me so they're like, 654 00:34:03,258 --> 00:34:05,038 "Oh, this guy's a little spoiled brat." 655 00:34:05,086 --> 00:34:10,216 [Cheering] 656 00:34:10,265 --> 00:34:11,655 - [Shouting] - Hey, hey, hey! 657 00:34:11,701 --> 00:34:13,491 [Indistinct speaking] 658 00:34:13,529 --> 00:34:14,619 Let me at him! 659 00:34:14,661 --> 00:34:16,451 Here, it's totally different. 660 00:34:16,489 --> 00:34:19,009 They know me almost as like a personal level because 661 00:34:19,057 --> 00:34:20,877 I have grown up with them. 662 00:34:20,928 --> 00:34:22,498 He's a cheater! 663 00:34:22,538 --> 00:34:24,628 [Shouting] 664 00:34:24,671 --> 00:34:26,151 And the best part is, I'm just entertaining; 665 00:34:26,194 --> 00:34:27,414 that's all I do. 666 00:34:27,456 --> 00:34:29,106 What are you doing? 667 00:34:29,154 --> 00:34:33,644 I have an idea! Play some music! 668 00:34:33,680 --> 00:34:36,730 ♪ 669 00:34:36,770 --> 00:34:40,250 So I do a lot of comedy and I do a lot of interacting with them. 670 00:34:40,295 --> 00:34:42,685 [Chanting] Jesse! Jesse! 671 00:34:42,732 --> 00:34:45,002 As long as they're invested in my match, I'm happy. 672 00:34:45,039 --> 00:34:49,869 [Cheering] 673 00:34:49,913 --> 00:34:53,743 [Booing] 674 00:34:53,787 --> 00:34:55,697 You can tell that the CWF has been doing this for years 675 00:34:55,745 --> 00:34:59,095 because this card is perfectly suited for this room. 676 00:34:59,140 --> 00:35:00,710 ♪ 677 00:35:00,750 --> 00:35:02,060 [Laughs] 678 00:35:02,100 --> 00:35:04,490 They're winning them over with every spot. 679 00:35:04,537 --> 00:35:08,237 ♪ [Cheering] 680 00:35:12,632 --> 00:35:14,722 [Laughs] 681 00:35:14,764 --> 00:35:21,384 [Cheering] 682 00:35:21,423 --> 00:35:23,253 Did I always wanted my kids to follow in my footsteps and 683 00:35:23,295 --> 00:35:25,205 become a wrestler? 684 00:35:25,253 --> 00:35:26,653 I don't think I really thought of that 685 00:35:26,689 --> 00:35:29,559 when I first started my wrestling. 686 00:35:29,605 --> 00:35:32,425 I should have expected it because I would go home and 687 00:35:32,478 --> 00:35:35,658 I'd wrestle with my kids all the time. 688 00:35:35,698 --> 00:35:37,528 Father versus son. 689 00:35:37,570 --> 00:35:43,360 [Cheering] 690 00:35:50,322 --> 00:35:54,632 ♪ 691 00:35:54,674 --> 00:35:56,204 This is so intense! 692 00:35:56,241 --> 00:35:59,201 Yeah, this is I think the most intense match between them. 693 00:35:59,244 --> 00:36:01,554 ♪ 694 00:36:01,594 --> 00:36:02,644 Yay! 695 00:36:02,682 --> 00:36:04,032 - Boo! - Oh, God. 696 00:36:04,074 --> 00:36:07,694 [Booing] 697 00:36:07,730 --> 00:36:09,690 Ah! 698 00:36:09,732 --> 00:36:11,472 Boo! 699 00:36:11,517 --> 00:36:12,947 There's something especially vicious about watching 700 00:36:12,996 --> 00:36:15,646 a dad suplex his own son. 701 00:36:15,695 --> 00:36:19,255 We don't walk around saying Jesse's my son. 702 00:36:19,307 --> 00:36:22,307 Matter of fact, a lot of people don't know that. 703 00:36:22,354 --> 00:36:24,834 Jesse is extremely talented... 704 00:36:24,878 --> 00:36:27,188 ♪ 705 00:36:27,228 --> 00:36:29,488 And, I don't want people looking down at him because 706 00:36:29,535 --> 00:36:31,445 he's the promoter's kid. 707 00:36:31,493 --> 00:36:34,103 - Don't do it! - Oh! 708 00:36:34,148 --> 00:36:35,758 Oh my God. 709 00:36:35,802 --> 00:36:38,022 Looks like Jesse got busted open in the mouth. 710 00:36:38,065 --> 00:36:43,505 [Indistinct shouting] 711 00:36:43,549 --> 00:36:46,029 - Should we follow? - Yeah, let's follow. 712 00:36:46,073 --> 00:36:52,213 [Crowd chatter] 713 00:36:52,253 --> 00:37:00,653 [Chanting] Jesse! Jesse! 714 00:37:00,696 --> 00:37:02,176 Oh, this is gonna be awesome. 715 00:37:02,220 --> 00:37:04,790 [Indistinct shouting] 716 00:37:07,964 --> 00:37:09,884 Okay, that was new. 717 00:37:09,923 --> 00:37:12,973 [Laughs] Wrestling! 718 00:37:13,013 --> 00:37:20,333 [Crowd chatter] 719 00:37:20,368 --> 00:37:24,368 [Children screaming] 720 00:37:33,773 --> 00:37:36,043 Gross. Oh yeah, my tooth was inside my lip. 721 00:37:36,079 --> 00:37:37,519 [Laughs] 722 00:37:37,559 --> 00:37:40,079 I had to like pull my lip out and up. 723 00:37:51,878 --> 00:37:52,968 - You alright? - Yeah, yeah. 724 00:37:53,009 --> 00:37:54,319 - Sorry. - No, don't worry about it. 725 00:37:54,359 --> 00:37:56,059 It's fine. It happens. 726 00:38:09,069 --> 00:38:10,549 Here. You can tape it back together. 727 00:38:10,592 --> 00:38:12,552 Can I put this back together again? 728 00:38:12,594 --> 00:38:13,734 Got some glue? 729 00:38:13,769 --> 00:38:15,029 You just cut my hair? 730 00:38:15,075 --> 00:38:19,725 [Laughs] 731 00:38:19,775 --> 00:38:23,295 ♪ 732 00:38:23,344 --> 00:38:25,004 It's Canada birthday today, and for some, 733 00:38:25,041 --> 00:38:26,571 a pretty significant one, too. 734 00:38:26,608 --> 00:38:29,128 Canada is 150 years old. 735 00:38:29,176 --> 00:38:34,046 ♪ 736 00:38:34,094 --> 00:38:36,274 While there is a barbeque and smiling faces, 737 00:38:36,314 --> 00:38:38,274 it's pretty evident that this national holiday means 738 00:38:38,316 --> 00:38:41,876 something completely different in Cree territory. 739 00:38:41,928 --> 00:38:44,148 Beginning as a Hudson Bay Company trading post, 740 00:38:44,191 --> 00:38:46,151 Eastmain has only been reserved for the Cree people 741 00:38:46,193 --> 00:38:48,063 since 1962. 742 00:38:48,108 --> 00:38:49,808 But these are traditional lands going back thousands 743 00:38:49,849 --> 00:38:52,369 of years, so for many, there's a palpable tension 744 00:38:52,417 --> 00:38:54,547 around the image of a maple leaf being celebrated 745 00:38:54,593 --> 00:38:56,513 on stolen Native land. 746 00:39:06,561 --> 00:39:08,611 Reality is the best story. 747 00:39:08,650 --> 00:39:11,090 He's coming out, "I'm Mr. Canada," 748 00:39:11,131 --> 00:39:13,701 and they're the first real Canadians. 749 00:39:13,742 --> 00:39:15,832 So, like, when you're throwing it in their faces, 750 00:39:15,875 --> 00:39:17,435 you know what I mean, you're obviously getting 751 00:39:17,485 --> 00:39:20,005 an instant reaction of... 752 00:39:20,053 --> 00:39:22,453 "Who the hell is this guy? Who does he think he is?" 753 00:39:22,490 --> 00:39:24,710 And, instantly, they hate him. 754 00:39:24,753 --> 00:39:25,753 [Booing] 755 00:39:27,713 --> 00:39:29,373 Sometimes when I come up with these ideas I'm like, 756 00:39:29,410 --> 00:39:31,330 Oh, I don't know, pushing the envelope. 757 00:39:39,246 --> 00:39:42,376 [Chanting] You suck! You suck! 758 00:39:47,036 --> 00:39:48,686 Sometimes pushing the envelope is good. 759 00:39:59,527 --> 00:40:07,837 [Cheering & Applause] 760 00:40:07,883 --> 00:40:10,843 Here, you got Mr. Aboriginal himself. 761 00:40:10,886 --> 00:40:12,446 Here he is fighting for us. 762 00:40:12,497 --> 00:40:14,537 Everybody in that audience wanted to be Shadow. 763 00:40:14,586 --> 00:40:17,276 ♪ 764 00:40:17,327 --> 00:40:22,637 [Chanting] Shadow! Shadow! 765 00:40:22,681 --> 00:40:25,291 ♪ 766 00:40:25,335 --> 00:40:26,725 3! 767 00:40:26,772 --> 00:40:36,782 ♪ 768 00:40:57,280 --> 00:40:59,630 1, 2, 3! 769 00:40:59,674 --> 00:41:03,164 [Cheering] 770 00:41:03,199 --> 00:41:19,219 ♪ 771 00:41:19,259 --> 00:41:20,649 That's a T, that's an O. 772 00:41:20,695 --> 00:41:23,915 There's the N. There's the Y. 773 00:41:23,959 --> 00:41:32,529 ♪ 774 00:41:32,577 --> 00:41:34,487 I've witnessed wrestling matches around the world, 775 00:41:34,535 --> 00:41:36,575 but I don't think I've ever met wrestlers with more of 776 00:41:36,624 --> 00:41:39,634 a direct impact on their fans than CWF, 777 00:41:39,671 --> 00:41:41,371 especially Tony and Shadow. 778 00:41:41,411 --> 00:41:43,461 Their audiences are young, impressionable, 779 00:41:43,501 --> 00:41:46,291 and starved for outside perspectives. 780 00:41:46,329 --> 00:41:47,899 It's telling of the disconnect between Canada 781 00:41:47,940 --> 00:41:50,680 and the nations I visited that this band of road warriors 782 00:41:50,725 --> 00:41:52,635 are literally the only live entertainment that 783 00:41:52,684 --> 00:41:54,734 makes it to these communities. 784 00:41:54,773 --> 00:41:57,213 Ah! 785 00:41:57,253 --> 00:41:58,863 I don't think the wrestlers plan on it, 786 00:41:58,907 --> 00:42:00,387 nor are they even fully aware of it, 787 00:42:00,430 --> 00:42:02,820 but they command great responsibility. 788 00:42:02,868 --> 00:42:05,038 Matthew the Mountie versus Cree Xtreme was more than 789 00:42:05,087 --> 00:42:07,567 just a wrestling match; it represents an ongoing 790 00:42:07,612 --> 00:42:11,092 dialogue around who or what is Canadian. 791 00:42:11,137 --> 00:42:13,007 And importantly, what does a Canadian hero 792 00:42:13,052 --> 00:42:15,272 look like by default? 793 00:42:15,315 --> 00:42:18,095 The fact that this is happening on Canada's 150th birthday 794 00:42:18,144 --> 00:42:20,494 couldn't come at a more opportune time. 795 00:42:20,538 --> 00:42:24,018 [Fireworks crackling] 796 00:42:28,110 --> 00:42:32,330 [Fireworks crackling] 797 00:42:35,814 --> 00:42:39,914 [Fireworks & screeching] 798 00:42:42,472 --> 00:42:44,522 There are few places on the planet where you can't 799 00:42:44,562 --> 00:42:46,692 tune into some form of professional wrestling 800 00:42:46,738 --> 00:42:48,648 on a television or the internet. 801 00:42:48,696 --> 00:42:52,176 But to experience it in the flesh is a different story. 802 00:42:52,221 --> 00:42:55,181 For the remote First Nations communities of northern Canada, 803 00:42:55,224 --> 00:42:56,574 it'd be all but impossible if it weren't 804 00:42:56,617 --> 00:43:00,447 for the mettle of the wrestlers of the CWF. 805 00:43:00,490 --> 00:43:03,280 But the relationship is reciprocal to say the least. 806 00:43:03,319 --> 00:43:06,059 The history of fandom within these communities is deep, 807 00:43:06,105 --> 00:43:07,365 and rooted in something more than 808 00:43:07,410 --> 00:43:08,890 just pure spectacle. 809 00:43:08,934 --> 00:43:11,944 ♪ 810 00:43:11,980 --> 00:43:14,290 I can't help but think that tucked far away from the 811 00:43:14,330 --> 00:43:16,120 glitz and glamour of the main stage, 812 00:43:16,158 --> 00:43:18,898 resides the beating heart of professional wrestling: 813 00:43:18,944 --> 00:43:21,824 the audiences of these small communities... 814 00:43:21,860 --> 00:43:25,910 and the wrestlers willing to weather the roads to find them. 815 00:43:25,951 --> 00:43:27,471 See you. 816 00:43:27,517 --> 00:43:34,827 ♪ 817 00:43:34,873 --> 00:43:44,883 [Fireworks crackling]