CLUB NATIVE (D: Tracey Deer, Canada). 78 minutes. Friday (April 18), 6:30 pm, Bloor; Sunday (April 20), 2:15 pm, ROM.
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Club Native
By Susan G. Cole

Though passage of 1985's Bill C-31 meant women officially maintain their native status when they marry non-natives, some bands continue to force women who make that decision off the reserve. Tracey Deer talks to native women who experienced this fundamental injustice, and the result is a moving film about divided loyalties and the complexities surrounding identity.

Central to Club Native 's power is the unwavering commitment these women have demonstrated to their first communities. Waneek Horn-Miller, for example, recalls carrying supplies as a 14-year-old to the warriors during the Oka standoff.

Props to Deer for including footage of Horn-Miller's harassment at the site.

NOW | April 17-24, 2008 | VOL 27 NO 33
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