“When I enter a museum, I’m not looking for what’s on the walls, I’m looking at what’s behind them,” says a participant in Aanikoobijigan [ancestor/great-grandparent/great-grandchild]. “I wonder if people know that they’ve paid $20 to enter a museum that’s holding […]

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Over the past few years, a series of exposés and media (see Killers of the Flower Moon) have shed light on various injustices inflicted on Indigenous populations throughout history. But nothing will truly prepare you for the earth-shattering truths uncovered […]

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(The 2022 SXSW Film Festival runs March 11-20 in glorious Austin, Texas. Check out Bears Rebecca Fonté’s movie review of Slash/Back. Join the conversation with HtN on our Letterboxd Page.) Slash/Back is the kind of film that gets me excited about filmmaking. Adopting […]

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(Mohawk filmmaker Tracey Deer’s latest feature Beans makes it’s debut in select theaters and on-demand Friday, November 5. Like what you see here on Hammer to Nail? Why not give just $1.00 per month via Patreon to help keep us going?) Over the course […]

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