A program by a Victoria-based producer is in the running for a big win at the 2019 Canadian Screen Awards on Tuesday.

Barbara Todd Hager, who is Cree and M茅tis, is one of three producers of the series 1491: The Untold Story of the Americas Before Columbus, a series that explores history from an Indigenous perspective.

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Shot in Peru, Mexico, Canada and the U.S., the series was commissioned by the Aboriginal Peoples Television Network (APTN) and features 20 dramatic re-enactments covering 15,000 years of history in the Americas.

It has been nominated along with three other productions for the title of Best History Documentary Series or Program.

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The awards are presented over six days from March 25 to 31 during Canadian Screen Week in Toronto.

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