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Title: Indigeni Rating: 3.3 out of 4 Reference: Producers, Stan Thomas, Susan Brinton, Richard
Hersley; co-producer, writer, host, Renae Morriseau. Library of Congress subjects: Indian women--British Columbia--Political activity Indians of North America--British Columbia--Politics and government Indians of North America--British Columbia--Government relations Sociology subjects: Reviews and Numerical Ratings 3 Unique in its perspective. Nice discussion of women & Aboriginal self-government, a perspective not generally heard. Grabs viewer’s attention from the beginning. Dawn Anderson & Peter Kiatipis 3 Well-paced, includes historical context, depicts B.C. Aboriginal women’s views on political roles/goals of women. Could lead to a discussion of how Aboriginal women conceive of feminism. Lecture topics: feminisms, aboriginal self-government, women and policy, social movements. Kathy Bischoping & Riley Olstead 2.5 Self-government for Indigenous communities is the focus of this video. A well-substantiated argument is made for placing control back in the hands of those who are most affected. Indian communities demand a role in the decision-making process that exerts control over real estate, business growth, housing, education, & social services. Importantly, this video discusses how indigenous communities did not need laws or regulation prior to the European invasion, and displays how the Europeans instigated the erosion of the Indian matriarchal system. The video also reveals the double-edged sword of Band offices, showing them to be institutions of dependency. These offices are funded by federal government dollars & therefore, while these offices may provide jobs, schooling, & give security, they weaken attempts at independence. The theme that aboriginal communities are “prisoners of democracy” is profound. However, this theme could have been elaborated more effectively. Also, the video did not interrogate institutional sexism on the level that was needed. More women’s voices needed to be heard. The roles of women & the resistance of women to western domination were not presented credibly; the political roles of women were not made clear. And most problematically, the success of one aboriginal community in B.C. was based on the business of “outsiders” within, which may not have been the best example of progress. For students at any level. Belinda Godwin 4 I really liked it. It gives a good overall review of Indigenous women issues, gender relations and their relationship with colonialism. It is pretty positive and shows Indigenous women continuing in strong roles in their communities. Also it gives a variety of perspectives on "self-government". This video could be used in native courses, courses on gender, race/ethnicity etc. Madelina Sunseri 4 An excellent video. It depicts clearly the experiences
of Aboriginals with the Canadian government and how colonisation has
affected their communities. The narrator is an aboriginal woman, which
I thought was good because she could relate to the stories told by the
other aboriginal women. The video incorporates images of past and present
aboriginal life, which gives a sense of history as well as contemporary
issues affecting aboriginals, like the right to self- government. This
video would be good for history courses relating to colonialism and
aboriginal peoples; women's studies and sociology courses dealing with
aboriginal women and feminism, nationalism, racism, colonialism and
law; political or social science courses dealing with racism and law,
government policies, and a critique of democracy. For 3rd or 4th year
students. Kisrene McKenzie (undergraduate)
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