Mohawk Girls (2005)

Name: Mohawk Girls
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2005-01-01

1h 2m

Running Time

January 1, 2005
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Plot.

For three teenage girls growing up in Kahnawake — and indeed, all teenagers on the reserve — life can be quite confusing. If they want to move away to pursue new experiences — perhaps in nearby Montreal — they risk losing credibility, or worse yet, their rights as Mohawk women. Of course, if they stay, their opportunities in the tiny community are limited. With insight, humour and heart, director Tracey Deer (who left Kahnawake to attend school and pursue filmmaking) returns to her community to follow these Mohawk girls and tell their stories. Her deeply emotional documentary reveals the complex hope, heartache and promise of growing up Indigenous in the 21st century.

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Cast & Crew.

Tracey Deer

Director / Writer

Linda Ludwick

Producer

Joanne Robertson

Producer

Adam Symansky

Producer

Christina Fon

Producer

Mona Laviolette

Composer

Patricia V. Tassinari

Editor

Details.

Release Date
January 1, 2005

Status
Released

Running Time
1h 2m

Genres
Documentary

Last updated: 2024-10-16

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Mohawk Girls is a 2005 documentary film by Tracey Deer about the experiences of adolescent girls growing up on the Mohawk reserve of Kahnawake, across the Saint Lawrence River from Montreal, Quebec. Deer, who was born and raised in Kahnawake, focuses on three young women: Felicia, Amy, and Lauren, a mixed race teen.

The film received the Best Documentary prize at the ImagineNATIVE Film + Media Arts Festival. It was produced by Rezolution Pictures and the National Film Board of Canada in association with broadcaster Aboriginal Peoples Television Network. The film also aired in Canada on CBC Newsworld's documentary series The Lens on February 20, 2007, and February 24, 2007.