Film Reviews

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American Indian Artists

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Journal of American Indian Education, vol. 16, no. 1, October 1976, pp. [27-29]
Reviews six-part TV series about Southwestern artists produced by KAET at the Arizona State University campus.
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An Arctic Allegory

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Doug Alexander
The Beaver, vol. 82, no. 2, April/May 2002, pp. 48-[?]
Review of film: Atanarjuat (The Fast Runner), first feature film of award-winning Inuit director Zacharias Kunuk.
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The Body Remembers When the World Broke Open

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Karmen Crey
BC Studies, no. 205, Spring, 2020, pp. 109-110
Discusses Elle-Máijá Tailfeathers and Kathleen Hepburn's film The Body Remembers When the World Broke Open set in Vancouver, BC. The film is about the interactions between two Indigenous women in a lower income neighborhood.
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Diabetes Film Series Focuses on Prevention

Articles » General
Windspeaker, vol. 20, no. 2, June 2002, p. 17

Review of film The Sweetness In Life: A Diabetes Story an award-winning TV series produced by Doug Cuthand, hosted by Monica Goulet and Tasha Hubbard; looks at diabetes awareness, treatment and prevention.

Entire issue on one pdf. To access article scroll to p.41.

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Legends: The Story of Siwash Rock

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Joanne Peters
Canadian Materials, vol. 7, no. 6, November 17, 2000
Review of National Film Board video designed for Grade 10, which uses the traditional story of Siwash Rock with a contemporary application concerning teenage pregnancy.
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Monkey Beach

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Theresa Warburton
BC Studies, no. 211, Autumn, 2021, pp. 123-124
A look at Indigenous director Loretta Todd's film adaptation of Indigenous authors Eden Robinson's novel Monkey Beach.
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Now Is the Time

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Kristin L Dowell
BC Studies, no. 207, Autumn, 2020, pp. 130-131

Reviews Haida filmmaker Christopher Auchter short film Now Is the Time. The films acts as a sequel to the 1970 National Film Board of Canada short film This Was the Time documenting the raising of the first totem pole on Haida Gwaii. To view article scroll down to page 130.

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Onyx Film a Disappointment

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Joan Beatty
Saskatchewan Indian, vol. 4, no. 3, March 1974, p. 27
Review of the film Alien Thunder, based on a true story written by W.O. Mitchell about Almighty Voice (Beardy and Okemasis First Nation).
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Our Children Are Our Future

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Donald J. Bougeois
Harry S. Coblentz
Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 2, no. 2, 1982, pp. 391-394
Two reviews of the film: Our Children Are Our Future produced/directed by Tony Snowsill.
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Powwow Highway

Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Randy Pitman
Library Journal, vol. 114, no. 15, September 15, 1989, p. 146
Review of film: Powwow Highway, based on the novel by David Seals.
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Taking Care of Our Own

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Bruce Hickey
Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 3, no. 2, 1983, pp. 393-396
Review of film that focuses on child care services in Aboriginal communities.
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