Rematriation: Santee Smith
Santee Smith, Tekaronhiáhkhwa, “Picking Up The Sky”, is a multidisciplinary artist from the Kahnyen’kehàka Nation, Six Nations of the Grand River. Santee premiered her inaugural work Kaha:wi in 2004 and later founded Kaha:wi Dance Theatre which has grown into an internally renowned company. Through embodied storytelling and performance her work speaks to Indigenous identity and continuance. Smith is the 19th Chancellor of McMaster University.
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 Indigenous women to share stories of resilience, leadership, spirituality, healing and honoring life.
Led by an all women team, director, Michelle Schenandoah (Oneida), producer, Katsitsionni Fox (Mohawk) and cinematographer, Marie Cecile Dietlin. Rematriation’s film series furthers the current national dialogue about dismantling social injustice through a spiritually grounded lens.
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Michelle SchenandoahDirectorAn Indigenous Response to #MeToo
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Katsitsionni FoxProducerOhero:kon Under the Husk, Without A Whispter, An Indigenous Response to #MeToo
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Marie-Cecile DietlinCinematographerQuand Passe La Cigogne
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Runtime:11 minutes 49 seconds
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Completion Date:September 1, 2021
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Country of Origin:United States
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Language:English
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Student Project:No
Michelle Schenandoah, Director & Producer
An inspirational speaker, writer and thought leader, Michelle Schenandoah is a traditional member of the Oneida Nation Wolf Clan of the Haudenosaunee Confederacy. She is the founder of Rematriation Magazine, an Indigenous women’s online mulit-media platform. She is focused on leadership development and the reclaiming of Indigenous women’s traditional roles among their nations. The producer for the short documentary, An Indigenous Response to #MeToo and Rematriation Magazine’s Indigenous Women’s Voices ten part series. She is the host for an online talk show for Indigenous women called, Pine Tree Talks. She and her husband, Neal Powless, also operate Indigenous Concepts Consulting with the goal of incorporating Indigenous perspectives into the mainstream, and in existing business and media paradigms.