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Screening of Ellen Gabriel's Kanàtenhs - When the Pine Needles Fall

Followed by a discussion with Ellen Gabriel, Wanda Gabriel and Clifton Nicholas


Date & time
Friday, May 10, 2024
4 p.m. – 6 p.m.
Speaker(s)

Ellen Gabriel, Wanda Gabriel, Clifton Nicholas

Cost

This event is free

Organization

Social Justice Centre

Where

J.W. McConnell Building
1400 De Maisonneuve Blvd. W.
J.A. De Sève Cinema

Wheel chair accessible

Yes

*** Le français suit.

Join us for the screening of Kanàtenhs - When the Pine Needles Fall - A film by Katsi'tsakwas Ellen Gabriel.

The event will include a film screening and discussion of Katsi'tsakwas Ellen Gabriel's award-winning documentary.

Kanien'kehaka artist and activist Ellen Gabriel became the first Indigenous artist to win the Grand Prix of the Conseils des arts de Montréal for this work in April 2024. The film recounts the 1990 "Mohawk Crisis' (the siege of Kanehsatà:ke) from the perspective of Indigenous women land defenders.

The screening will be followed by a discussion with the filmmaker and two individuals who are featured in the film: Wanda Gabriel and Clifton Nicholas.

The event is co-sponsored by Academics for Palestine-Concordia (A4P), the Social Justice Center; the Concordia Student Union (CSU) and the Art History Decolonial Action Group (AHDAG).

Link to the Facebook event and Instagram Post.

Free and open to all.

J.A. DeSève Cinema
J. W. McConnell Library Building, Room 125
Concordia University
1440 de Maisonneuve Blvd. West

Image of the poster of the documentary Kanatenhs When the Pine Needles Fall by Ellen Gabriel about the Oka Crisis and the 300+ year old story of the Kanien’kehá:ka of Kanehsatà:ke's fight for their homelands. The event is free and open to everyone. It will happen on Friday May 10 2024 at 4 pm at the DeSeve Cinema at Concordia. The film screening will be followed by a discussion with the filmmaker and two individuals who are featured in the film: Wanda Gabriel and Clifton Nicholas. The event is co-sponsored by Academics for Palestine-Concordia (A4P), the Social Justice Center; the Concordia Student Union (CSU) and the Art History Decolonial Action Group (AHDAG). More info concordia.ca/socialjustice.

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Joignez-vous à la projection de Kanàtenhs - When the Pine Needles Fall - un film de Katsi'tsakwas Ellen Gabriel.

L'événement comprendra une projection du film et une discussion sur le documentaire qui a reçu de nombreux prix.

Ellen Gabriel, artiste et activiste kanien'kehaka, est devenue la première artiste autochtone à remporter le Grand Prix des Conseils des arts de Montréal pour cette œuvre en avril 2024. Le film raconte la "crise mohawk" de 1990 (le siège de Kanehsatà:ke) du point de vue des femmes autochtones qui défendent les terres.

La projection sera suivie d'une discussion avec la réalisatrice et deux personnes figurant dans le film: Wanda Gabriel et Clifton Nicholas.

L'événement est coparrainé par Academics for Palestine-Concordia (A4P), le Social Justice Center, le Concordia Student Union (CSU) et l'Art History Decolonial Action Group (AHDAG).

Liens vers l'événement Facebook et Instagram.

Gratuit et ouvert à tout le monde

Cinéma J.A. DeSève
J. W. McConnell Library Building, Room 125
Concordia University
1440 de Maisonneuve Blvd. Ouest

 

 

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