Mary Two-Axe Earley: I Am Indian Again
Mary Two-Axe Earley: I Am Indian Again shares the powerful story of Mary Two-Axe Earley, who fought for more than two decades to challenge sex discrimination against First Nations women embedded in Canada’s Indian Act and became a key figure in Canada’s women’s rights movement.
Using never-before-seen archival footage and audio recordings, Mohawk filmmaker Courtney Montour engages in a deeply personal conversation with the late Mohawk woman who challenged sexist and genocidal government policies that stripped First Nations women and children of their Indian status when they married non-Indian men.
Montour speaks with Cree activist Nellie Carlson, Mary’s lifelong friend and co-founder of Indian Rights for Indian Women, and meets with three generations in Mary’s kitchen in Kahnawà:ke to honour the legacy of a woman who galvanized a national network of allies to help restore Indian status to thousands of First Nations women and children.
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Mary Two-Axe Earley: I Am Indian Again, Courtney Montour, provided by the National Film Board of Canada
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featuringFlorence BirdMary Two-Axe EarleyCourtney MontourAlanis ObomsawinNellie CarlsonJodi Calahoo-StonehouseEd Two-Axe EarlyIsabella Calahoo-ZellerPierre Elliott TrudeauRené LévesqueFlora MacDonaldDavid CrombieCharlene Bourque
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writerCourtney Montour
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directorCourtney Montour
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editorAnnie Jean
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director of photographySylvaine Dufaux
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original musicalaska BAnge Loft
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sound designMarie-Pierre Grenier
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narrationCourtney Montour
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voice coachAlanis Obomsawin
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sound recordistGaëlle KomàrJohnny BlerotLynne Trépanier
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foley artistKarla Baumgardner
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additional cameraaAron Munson
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assistant cameraMartine LeclercMarianne Ploska
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production managerAngie Pepper Obomsawin
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location assistantKirstin Montour
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director traineeKayla Salas
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visual effectsKara Blake
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assistant editorFrancis Bernier
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transcriptionistLori Heath
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musicianalaska BMelody McKiver
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vocalsAnge Loft
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creative advisorElle-Máijá Tailfeathers
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consultantPamela Palmater
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researchCourtney Montour
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visual archivistNancy MarcotteKathy FisherJillian Richardson
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assistant to Alanis ObomsawinMichael Shu
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online editorYannick Carrier
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title designJacques Bertrand SimardMélanie Bouchard
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foley recordingLuc Léger
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narration recordingLuc Léger
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re-recordingJean-Paul Vialard
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additional re-recordingGeoffrey Mitchell
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production supervisorRoz Power
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technical coordinatorDaniel LordChristopher MacIntosh
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digital editing technicianMarie-Josée GourdePierre DupontPatrick Trahan
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production coordinatorChristine Williams
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senior production coordinatorCheryl MurgatroydCamila Blos
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studio administratorLeslie Anne PoyntzCamila Blos
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marketing managerJamie HammondJohanna Lessard
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marketing coordinatorEric Bondo
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publicistJennifer Mair
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legal counselChristian Pitchen
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producerKat BauluAriel Nasr
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executive producerAnnette Clarke
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