Native Women in Film 2017 Program 1
Native Women in Film 2017 Program 1
Colonization Road:
In towns throughout Ontario, there are startling reminders of the
colonization of Indigenous territories and the displacement of First
Nations people. Anishinaabe comedian and activist Ryan McMahon takes us to his hometown of Fort Frances and down its main drag, which is called Colonization Road. Similar streets have similar names in towns and cities across the province, direct reminders of the Public Lands Act of 1853 and its severe impact on First Nations, their treaties and their land in the name of “Canadian settlement.” On his journey through Ontario, McMahon explores the history of these roads, meets with settlers in solidarity and raises significant questions about “reconciliation” and what it means to “decolonize.”
Portraits From Standing Rock:
The interviews …Standing Rock High School with Jane Fonda; Savanna Thunder – A Youth Perspective; Attorney Holly Bird – Water Protectors Legal Collective; Lee Ann Eastman – And this is why I am choosing to sacrifice; Brandee Paisano – I Took An Oath to Protect!
Standing Rock: A New Nation:
At the end of November 2016, North Dakota Gov. Jack Dalrymple ordered a mandatory evacuation of anyone protesting the construction of the Dakota Access Pipeline, saying that they planned on clearing Oceti Sakowin camp and neighboring camps by December 5, 2016.
In response to the ordered evacuation, a contingency of thousands of
veterans announced a “deployment” to Standing Rock, in an effort to
protect peaceful protestors from violent law enforcement officials and to demonstrate solidarity with the #noDAPL movement.
Despite severe weather conditions and blizzards, thousands of veterans and supporters from all over the world poured into Standing Rock to prevent the evacuation, creating a mecca for activists to contribute to the Lakota peoples prayers. The ongoing convergence has created a birthplace for new ideas on how to transform our global and local communities into those which honor water and all inhabitants of the earth.
In towns throughout Ontario, there are startling reminders of the
colonization of Indigenous territories and the displacement of First
Nations people. Anishinaabe comedian and activist Ryan McMahon takes us to his hometown of Fort Frances and down its main drag, which is called Colonization Road. Similar streets have similar names in towns and cities across the province, direct reminders of the Public Lands Act of 1853 and its severe impact on First Nations, their treaties and their land in the name of “Canadian settlement.” On his journey through Ontario, McMahon explores the history of these roads, meets with settlers in solidarity and raises significant questions about “reconciliation” and what it means to “decolonize.”
Portraits From Standing Rock:
The interviews …Standing Rock High School with Jane Fonda; Savanna Thunder – A Youth Perspective; Attorney Holly Bird – Water Protectors Legal Collective; Lee Ann Eastman – And this is why I am choosing to sacrifice; Brandee Paisano – I Took An Oath to Protect!
Standing Rock: A New Nation:
At the end of November 2016, North Dakota Gov. Jack Dalrymple ordered a mandatory evacuation of anyone protesting the construction of the Dakota Access Pipeline, saying that they planned on clearing Oceti Sakowin camp and neighboring camps by December 5, 2016.
In response to the ordered evacuation, a contingency of thousands of
veterans announced a “deployment” to Standing Rock, in an effort to
protect peaceful protestors from violent law enforcement officials and to demonstrate solidarity with the #noDAPL movement.
Despite severe weather conditions and blizzards, thousands of veterans and supporters from all over the world poured into Standing Rock to prevent the evacuation, creating a mecca for activists to contribute to the Lakota peoples prayers. The ongoing convergence has created a birthplace for new ideas on how to transform our global and local communities into those which honor water and all inhabitants of the earth.
Language
English
Played at
Santa Monica
Monica Film Center
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