(Tracey Deer, Canada 2006, 53 min., Digital Projection)
With insight, humor, and compassion, this documentary takes us into the lives of three teenaged girls in the Mohawk community outside of Montreal. This emotional, yet unsentimental look at a world not frequently explored by the media reveals both hope and heartache. Preceded by three short, silent works by pioneering Native American filmmaker James Young Deer: THE INDIAN RAID (1911, 10 min.); ATTACK OF THE INDIANS (1911, 10 min.); and THE SQUAWMAN’S SWEETHEART (1912, 10 min.), featuring live piano by Philip C. Carli.
This program, presented by the Rochester Native American Film Festival, is free and open to the public. Mohawk Girls is closed captioned.
