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We trust artists like Michelle Latimer to avoid harming Indigenous people We trust artists like Michelle Latimer to avoid harming Indigenous people Elle-Máijá Tailfeathers explains the particular kind of pain revelations about Michelle Latimer have caused within the Indigenous film community By Elle-Máijá Tailfeathers Samuel Engelking Trickster and Inconvenient Indian director Michelle Latimer poses on top of a condo rooftop in Toronto. We were gathered for a filmmaking workshop at the Urban Native Youth Association in East Vancouver. I was co-facilitating with filmmaker Jessica ...

Whistler Film Festival – Wondrous Winter Web-land Normally, I would make a video covering the gist of the festival, but with no one going anywhere these days especially for festivals, I had to stay in my private hideout and do the festival online. The online experience isn’t as fun as the real thing because even though there’s lots of people there isn’t that personal connection you make, well… in person. But despite the way things were, Whistler Film Festival was still an interesting experience I never experienced before. Well, at least not with Whistler. Everyone is doing everythin...

The Métis National Council does not recognize the existence of Métis communities in Quebec. Claim based on 'oral history' In her emailed responses, Latimer said her claim rested on the "oral history" of her maternal grandfather. "My grandfather loved these lands and knew them like the back of his hand and his stories became an important part of our oral history," wrote Latimer.  Latimer did not provide any details on the source of her grandfather's identity beyond seeing a family surname in a Kitigan Zibi census. She also directed CBC News to a photo gallery on a Kitigan Zibi community we...