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The image depicts an illustrated character wearing a traditional Anishinaabe headdress with a single feather extending upwards. The character has a solemn expression and has bright blue tears streaming down their face. Their left hand is placed over their chest, which is also glowing in blue light. They are set against a starry night sky, adding a serene or contemplative mood to the image. The character’s attire includes decorative elements and vibrant colours, suggesting a cultural or ceremonial significance.
The image depicts an illustrated character wearing a traditional Anishinaabe headdress with a single feather extending upwards. The character has a solemn expression and has bright blue tears streaming down their face. Their left hand is placed over their chest, which is also glowing in blue light. They are set against a starry night sky, adding a serene or contemplative mood to the image. The character’s attire includes decorative elements and vibrant colours, suggesting a cultural or ceremonial significance.

Heart Like a Pow Wow

  • Chief Lady Bird
  • Canada
  • 2023
  • 5 mins
  • Sun Jan 28
  • 12:30 PM
  • Market Hall

Heart Like A Pow Wow explores the depths of grief from an Anishinaabe perspective of love and family. Viewers are called to witness Spirit as they shift to physical form while embodying the love that precedes grief and inevitably foreshadows it.

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  • English, French
  • Captioned in English
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About the Filmmaker

  • Filmmaker: Chief Lady Bird
  • Writer: Tara Williamson
  • Producer: Christa Couture
  • Other Credits: Animator: bekky O'Neil; Score: Tara Williamson

Chief Lady Bird is a Chippewa and Potawatomi artist from Rama First Nation and Moosedeer Point First Nation who uses various mediums to empower Indigenous folks through the subversion of colonial narratives, shifting focus to contemporary realities and Indigenous Futurisms by creating space to discuss the nuances of our experiences.

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