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Shane Belcourt
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SHANE
BECLOURT
SHANE BELCOURT
FILM MAKER / MUSCIAN / ACTIVIST
BRIEF BIO
- Shane Anthony Belcourt born December 30th 1972 is a Métis writer, director, and cinematographer living and working in Canada.
- He is best known for his feature film Tkaronto, which depicts the life of urban Métis and First Nations people.
- Shane has also had a quite succesfull music career in Canada including a juno nomination for his production on the Digging Roots " Seeds" album
Relationships
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Christi Belcourt
Tony Belcourt
Christi Marlene Belcourt is a Métis visual artist and author living and working in Canada. She is best known for her acrylic paintings which depict floral patterns inspired by Métis and First Nations historical beadwork art
Métis Rights leader and activist in Canada. He was the first president of the Native Council of Canada (1971-1974).[1] He is best known for his work as the founding President of the Métis Nation of Ontario in 1993
Tkaronto
THE FILMS
Themes:
- Identity
- Urban Aboriginality
- Resurgence
Film was made on a budget of 15k
Link : https://vimeo.com/74162900/57748530e5
Heritage Minute #1
Heritage Minute
Chanie Wenjack
Heritage Minute #2
Heritage Minute
Naskumituwin
ABORIGINAL IDENTITY IN THE CANADIAN CONTEXT
THE READING
Frideres, James. The Canadian Journal of Native Studies Vol. 28, Iss. 2, (2008): 313-342.
IDENTITY FORMATION
QUOTES
"Historically, Aboriginal people in Canada neither called themselves by a single label nor understood themselves as a national collectivity. The idea and the image of the "Indian" is a White conceptualization"( Fopssett, 2001)
As a result of colonialization and historical trauma, Aboriginals are faced with the ever-present problem of assuming an identity and hoping that it will be ratified by others. However, Aboriginal people are forced, at times, to alter their personal identity to correspond with the image projected by the reaction of others" (Adelson, 2000).
MAIN THEMES FROM THE COURSE
1. Relationships / Kinship/ Community
2. Identity formation -national / cultural / individual
3. Resistance and Resurgence through art and film
4. Healing - both through land based practices and art
QUESTIONS
1. In the reading , author Frideres argues that "the idea and the image of the Indian is a white conceptualization (p. 320)" ; How does Belcourt challenge stereotypical conceptualizations and notions of "The Indian" in this film ?
2 A,. In Tkaronto , Belcourt includes scenes depicting white privilege and the commodification of indigenous culture . In your opinion are these scenes over- exaggerated or were they accurate representations of the social climate of Canada at the time (2009)?
B. Now 10 years later (2019), do you think these depictions are still accurate portrayals of Indigenous experiences in Canada ?
3. In your opinion , are the heritage minutes a successful way of delivering national history to Canadian citizens - are these short dramatic films effective enough in doing so , or do they minimize / sanitize the importance and impact of these stories ?