DECEMBER Calendar of Experiences
7:00 - 9:00
The final film in the Abbe film series, Club Native is a candid and deeply moving look at the pain, confusion and frustration suffered by many First Nations people as they struggle for the most important right of all: the right to belong.
Following the stories of four women, Tracey Deer reveals the exclusionary attitudes that divide the community and many others like it across Canada. Deer traces the roots of the problem, from the advent of the highly discriminatory Indian Act through the controversy of Bill C31, up to the present day, where membership on the reserve is determined by a council of Mohawk elders, whose rulings often appear inconsistent. And with her own home as a poignant case study, she raises a difficult question faced by people of many ethnicities across the world: What roles do bloodline and culture play in determining identity?
Tanya Budd Francis will present this film and share her personal story of removal from Mohawk tribal roles when she married out of the tribe.
Free
Location: Abbe Museum downtown
1:00 - 4:00
The Abbe Museum will host our 4th annual Holiday Open House. Join us for free admission, fun and unique crafts to make and take home, and light refreshments.
Free
Location: Abbe Museum downtown