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Mohawk Girls is a 2005 documentary film by Tracey Deer about the experiences of adolescent girls growing up on the Mohawk reserve of Kahnawake, across the Saint Lawrence River from Montreal. Deer, who was born and raised in Kahnawake, focuses on three young women: Felicia, Amy and Lauren, a mixed race teen.[1][2]
The film received the Best Documentary prize at the ImagineNATIVE Film + Media Arts Festival. It was produced by Rezolution Pictures and the National Film Board of Canada in association with broadcaster Aboriginal Peoples Television Network. The film also aired in Canada on CBC Newsworld's documentary series The Lens on February 20, 2007 and February 24, 2007. [3]
References
- ^ Loreto, Frank (March 30, 2007). "Mohawk Girls". Canadian Materials (Manitoba Library Association) XIII (16). http://www.umanitoba.ca/outreach/cm/vol13/no16/mohawkgirls.html. Retrieved 10 December 2010.
- ^ Koepke, Melora (13 April 2006). "Confessions of teenage drama queens". Hour. http://www.hour.ca/film/film.aspx?iIDArticle=8853. Retrieved 10 December 2010.
- ^ "MOHAWK GIRLS". CBC.ca. Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. http://www.cbc.ca/thelens/program_200207.html.
External links
Founders Ernest Webb • Catherine BainbridgeProducers Christina Fon • Linda LudwickDirectors Tracey Deer • Neil DiamondWorks Cree Spoken Here (2001) • One More River (2005) • Heavy Metal: A Mining Disaster in Northern Quebec (2005) • Mohawk Girls (2005) • Dab Iyiyuu (2007) • Mommy Mommy (2007) • Rez Rides (2008) • The Last Explorer (2008) • Moose TV (2008) • Club Native (2008) • Reel Injun (2009) • Down the Mighty River (2010)Categories:- 2005 films
- National Film Board of Canada documentaries
- First Nations films
- Quebec films
- Mohawk-language films
- Documentary films about women
- Films directed by Tracey Deer
- Coming-of-age films
- APTN network shows
- Documentary television films
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