Indigenous storytelling production company Wapanatahk Media has reached a television development deal with Anthony Johnson and Dr. James Makokis, a Two-Spirit Indigenous couple and winners of season 7 of The Amazing Race Canada.
The factual series will follow Johnson and Makokis as they pursue their mission to educate the masses about Indigenous cultural teachings, helping Canadians embark on their own transformational journeys and welcoming them into Nizhoni Acres, the couple's dream property, which they are currently renovating using the prize money from Amazing Race.
Produced by Shaldon Ferris(Khoisan)
Interviewees:
Anthony Johnson (Navajo Nation)
Dr. James Makokis (Saddle Lake Cree Nation)
Image supplied by Kelvin McDermott, Finch Media
Music: "Lights in the Forrest", by Ziibiwan, used with permission.
"Burn your village to the ground", by A Tribe called red, used with permission.