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Rematriation: Matika Wilbur

For generations, Indigenous peoples have asked humanity to raise its consciousness for our Mother Earth. Now, Indigenous women are raising their voices to demonstrate what living in balance looks like, by sharing gifts given to them by Creation. Rematriation centered the voices of 9 Indigenous women to share stories of resilience, leadership, spirituality, healing and honoring life.

Matika Wilbur is a Documentary Photographer from the Swinomish and Tulalip Nations. While visiting Machu Picchu, Matika’s late grandmother, revealed to her in a dream, to bring the lens to her own people. Since, she has photographed members from over 300 sovereign nations, throughout 40 states. In her photographic endeavor “Project 562”, she reawakens culture and captures the spirit of our indigenous communities.

Led by an all women team, director, Katsitsionni Fox (Mohawk), producer, Michelle Schenandoah (Oneida) and cinematographer, Marie Cecile Dietlin. Rematriation Magazine’s film series furthers the current national dialogue about dismantling social injustice through a spiritually grounded lens.

  • Katsitsionni Fox
    Director
    Ohero:kon Under the Husk, Without A Whispter, An Indigenous Response to #MeToo
  • Michelle Schenandoah
    Producer
    An Indigenous Response to #MeToo
  • Matika Wilbur
    Key Cast
  • Marie-Cecile Dietlin
    Cinematographer
    Quand Passe La Cigogne
  • Project Type:
    Documentary, Short, Web / New Media, Other
  • Runtime:
    8 minutes 35 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    July 31, 2020
  • Country of Origin:
    United States
  • Country of Filming:
    Canada, United States
  • Language:
    English
  • Shooting Format:
    HD
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Digital Cinema Package:
    Unavailable
Director Biography - Katsitsionni Fox

Katsitsionnni Fox is a Mohawk filmmaker sharing empowering stories of resilient Indigenous women. Her debut film was the award winning Ohero:kon - Under the Husk a 26-min documentary following the journey of two Mohawk girls as they take part in their traditional passage rites to becoming Mohawk Women. Katsitsionni received the Jane Glassco Award for Emerging Filmmaker at the imagineNATIVE Film Festival in 2016 as well as the Achievement in Documentary Filmmaking Award at LA Skins Fest in 2016. Her most recent film, Without a Whisper - Konnon:kwe is untold story of how Indigenous women influenced the early suffragists in their fight for freedom and equality. Without a Whisper received an audience award at Woods Hole Film Festival, Best Short Film Winner at Female Voices Rock Film Festival and Best Documentary Short at Red Nations Film. Katsitsionni was selected as a 2021 Nia Tero Storytelling Fellow, focused on amplifying Indigenous creatives working on innovative projects rooted in culture, environment and story. She is currently in production for Kanenon:we - Original Seeds a documentary following Indigenous women seed keepers protecting and rematriating our seed relatives for future generations.

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