Minqon Minqon: Wosqotomn Elsonwagon (Shirley Bear: Reclaiming the Balance of Power) - NFB

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Decades before the Truth and Reconciliation Commission, Shirley Bear was defying repressive colonial narratives with inspiring imagery of Indigenous womanhood. Catherine Martin profiles the Wolastoqiyik/Malecite artist known as Minqon Minqon (Rainbow Rainbow).

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Decades before the Truth and Reconciliation Commission, Shirley Bear was defying repressive colonial narratives with inspiring imagery of Indigenous womanhood. Catherine Martin profiles the Wolastoqiyik/Malecite artist known as Minqon Minqon (Rainbow Rainbow).

director

Catherine Anne Martin
producer

Catherine Anne Martin

Kimberlee McTaggart
cinematographer

Kimberlee McTaggart
editor

Kimberlee McTaggart
sound recordist

Jane Porter
sound editor

Jane Porter
music

Shirley Bear
cast

Shirley Bear