CC - Headdress

Headdress

2017 6min EN

For First Nations communities, the headdress bears significant meaning. It's a powerful symbol of hard-earned leadership and responsibility. As filmmaker JJ Neepin prepares to wear her grandfather's headdress for a photo shoot she reflects on lessons learned and the thoughtless ways in which the tradition has been misappropriated.

director: JJ Neepin

cast: JJ Neepin, Nadya Kwandibens

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