The Learning Path, a residential schools documentary, combined historical and contemporary footage with recreated scenes. The film was commissioned as part of the series As Long as the Rivers Flow, produced by the National Film Board of Canada (NFB) and Tamarack Productions. This was Todd's first major production as director, writer and narrator, garnering for her a Silver Hugo at the ChicagoInternational Film Festival, the New Visionary Award at the Two Rivers Film Festival, and a Blue Ribbon at the American Film and Video Festival.[13][15][10](1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8
Writer-director Todd was nominated for a Genie Award (Best Short Documentary) for Forgotten Warriors ,[10][13](1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8)
American Indian Film Festival: Winner for Best Live Short Subject for Skye & Chang (2013)[13][10][15]
Women in Film & Television Vancouver’s Spotlight Awards: Winner 2018 Innovation Award [13][10][15]
American Indian Film Festival - Best Documentary Film: Today is a Good Day: Remembering Chief Dan George
American Indian Film Festival - Best Documentary Film: Forgotten Warriors
HotDocs - Best History Documentary: Forgotten Warriors
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^ abcdefghijklmnopLibrary and Archives Canada. Celebrating Women's Achievements. September 2010.
^ abcdef"Loretta Todd". Library and Archives Canada.
^ abSilverman, Jason. "Loretta Todd". Historica Canada. April 2007.
^ abcdefKalafatic, Carol (1999-01-31), "Keepers of the Power: Story as Covenant in the Films of Loretta Todd, Shelley Niro, and Christine Welsh", in Armatage, Kay; Banning, Kass; Longfellow, Brenda (eds.), Gendering the Nation, University of Toronto Press, doi:10.3138/9781442675223-009, ISBN 9781442675223