Mohawk Girls

Mohawk Girls is a 2005 documentary film by Tracey Deer about the experiences of adolescent girls growing up on the Mohawk reserve of Kahnawake, across the Saint Lawrence River from Montreal, Quebec. Deer, who was born and raised in Kahnawake, focuses on three young women: Felicia, Amy and Lauren, a mixed race teen.[1][2]

The film received the Best Documentary prize at the ImagineNATIVE Film + Media Arts Festival. It was produced by Rezolution Pictures and the National Film Board of Canada in association with broadcaster Aboriginal Peoples Television Network. The film also aired in Canada on CBC Newsworld's documentary series The Lens on February 20, 2007 and February 24, 2007.[3]

Series

In 2012, APTN and OMNI Television announced the production of a scripted comedy-drama series based on the film also called Mohawk Girls.[4]

References
  1. Loreto, Frank (March 30, 2007). "Mohawk Girls". Canadian Materials. Manitoba Library Association. XIII (16). Retrieved 10 December 2010.
  2. Koepke, Melora (13 April 2006). "Confessions of teenage drama queens". Hour. Archived from the original on 15 April 2007. Retrieved 10 December 2010.
  3. "MOHAWK GIRLS". CBC.ca. Canadian Broadcasting Corporation.
  4. "APTN greenlights Mohawk Girls from Rezolution Pictures". Playback, February 21, 2012.


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