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Mohawk Girls is a 2005 documentary by Tracey Deer that focuses on the lives of three adolescent girls, Felicia, Amy, and Lauren, living on the Mohawk reserve of Kahnawake, located across the Saint Lawrence River from Montreal, Quebec. The film provides a personal perspective on the experiences of these young women as they navigate their identities and cultural heritage within their community.
Deer, who grew up in Kahnawake, uses her background to inform the storytelling, allowing for an authentic representation of the girls' lives. The film runs for 62 minutes and was produced by Rezolution Pictures and the National Film Board of Canada in collaboration with the Aboriginal Peoples Television Network. It received the Best Documentary prize at the ImagineNATIVE Film + Media Arts Festival and aired on CBC Newsworld's documentary series The Lens in February 2007.
Why Watch
- •Meet Felicia, Amy, and Lauren from Kahnawake.
- •Find out about life on a Mohawk reserve.
- •See the cultural dynamics of mixed race identity.
Did You Know
•The film won the Best Documentary prize at the ImagineNATIVE Film + Media Arts Festival.
•Mohawk Girls aired on CBC Newsworld's The Lens on February 20 and 24, 2007.
•The documentary was produced in association with the Aboriginal Peoples Television Network.
Perfect For
Indigenous youth storiesDocumentary film fansCultural identity exploration