Awakening
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Elizabeth Bent
Okanagan Nation (Canada)
2020
4 min 45 sec
English
The legacy of residential schools is felt today in many ways. In this short narrative film, we witness the way that gender norms are projected on to a young Indigenous student without regard for cultural identity. This film is a part of the ReelYouth Youth Community Stories project.
Content Note
The first 35 seconds of the film shows black and white photography from residential “schools”, including a side-by-side image of a child wearing traditional dress and hair and a child in clothes and hair chosen by the residential “school”.
