As part of THE NFB IN LIBRARIES annual programming, the Tantallon Public Library is offering a free screening of Mary Two-Axe-Earley: I Am Indian Again (Courtney Montour, 2021, 34 min):

Mary Two-Axe Earley: I Am Indian Again shares the powerful story of Mary Two-Axe Earley, who fought for more than two decades to challenge sex discrimination against First Nations women embedded in Canada’s Indian Act and became a key figure in Canada’s women’s rights movement.

Using never-before-seen archival footage and audio recordings, Mohawk filmmaker Courtney Montour engages in a deeply personal conversation with the late Mohawk woman who challenged sexist and genocidal government policies that stripped First Nations women and children of their Indian status when they married non-Indian men.

Montour speaks with Cree activist Nellie Carlson, Mary’s lifelong friend and co-founder of Indian Rights for Indian Women, and meets with three generations in Mary’s kitchen in Kahnawà:ke to honour the legacy of a woman who galvanized a national network of allies to help restore Indian status to thousands of First Nations women and children.

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Special guest: This screening will be followed by a Q&A session with director Courtney Montour via Zoom. The screening is an in-person event, no registration is required.

Please visit organiser’s website for more info : https://halifax.bibliocommons.com/events/6501f67a8c62833a00b5a358