Club Native: How Thick is Your Blood?

2009 VisionMaker Film Festival home

(78 minutes), Release Date: 2008, Filmmaker: Tracey Deer/Producer

In Club Native, acclaimed Mohawk director Tracey Deer follows the stories of four inspiring Mohawk women who share about the heartbreaking costs of "marrying out" of the Mohawk Nation and the clash between love, growing up biracial, and preserving the fabric of a close-knit community. The filmmaker traces the roots of exclusionary attitudes to 100 years of discriminatory government policy, beginning with the Indian Act and exacerbated by lingering preconceptions about blood quantum that have left a divisive legacy within the community. The result is a candid and deeply moving look at the frustration suffered by many First Nations women, as well as a powerful story of the triumph of love and human spirit.  

Colin Low Award Best Canadian Documentary - Documentary Film and Video Festival; Official Selection - Hot Docs; Honorable Mention for the Alanis Obomsawin Best Documentary award - ImagineNATIVE Media Arts Festival

Screening Dates/Times
Friday, Oct. 30 at 5 p.m.
Sunday, Nov 1 at 9:30 p.m.

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