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


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
Year: 1990
Genre: Documentary
Type: Short

Link: https://collection.nfb.ca/film/minqon-minqon-wosqotomn-elsonwagon-shirley-bear



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