Haudenosaunee Filmmakers Festival spotlights Indigenous voices
PHOTO PROVIDED A scene from "Haudenosaunee Canoe Story," by Rosann Whitebean. For the majority of film history, stories about Indigenous people have been presented by non-Indigenous writers, directors, and too often, actors as well. This fact has done a lot of damage in terms of how Indigenous people are seen, and the often subtle apologist tones with which American history is portrayed. That’s begun to slowly change. And this month, Rochester’s newest ...
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