Vantage Point: "Take a Picture with a Real Indian"
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
James Luna
Description
Performance art by James Luna.
Duration: 2:41.
Discusses wampum belts, produced by tribes of the Eastern seaboard from 1600 to 1800, including their distinct beadwork styles, their functions and the practice of reuse of beads.
Examines the issue of Aboriginal identification and inherent rights of Aboriginal peoples, and looks at how government policies fail to meet the concerns of specific groups. Uses case study of Ardoch Algonquin First Nation.