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Subject(s): Arts, Canadian History, Canadian Social Issues, Canadian Social Studies, Canadian World Studies, Career Education, Criminal Justice & Law, Current Events, Family Studies/Home Economics, First Nations Studies, Guidance, Health, History, Indigenous Issues, Indigenous Peoples, Music, Psychology, Social Issues, Social Media, Social Sciences, Social Studies, Sociology, Tech/Voc, Women's Studies
Grade Level: 9 - 12, Post Secondary, Adult

Addresses the collective trauma affecting the First Nations of Canada caused by the missing and murdered indigenous women and girls. Through the story of Cheyenne's father, John, she points out the possibilities of healing the affected communities through the promotion of tradition, powwow dancing and spiritual teachings.

Biography:

Debbie S. Mishibinijima is an Odawa/Potawatomi woman from Wiikwemkoong Unceded Territory. First and foremost, Debbie is a proud mother to her teenage daughter. She graduated with an Honours Bachelors of Arts degree in Communication Studies with Laurentian University. She also has a diploma from a Broadcast New Media program with Cambrian College. She previously worked at Wawatay Native Communications Society in Sioux Lookout and in Timmins as a newspaper reporter and multimedia producer. Her long-term vision is to use modern technology to promote and revitalize the Anishinaabemowin language.

Running Time: 4:42 Country of Origin: Canada

Producer: Wapikoni Mobile Copyright Date: 2018 Language: English

1. A Stolen Sister - Cheyenne Fox: The Wapikoni Indigenous Filmmakers Collection  4:42
   Cheyenne Fox journeyed to the spirit world in 2013 after a...
   Cheyenne Fox journeyed to the spirit world in 2013 after a tragic fall from a high rise building. Her father, John Fox, describes the jingle-dress colours of his daughter Kande-kwe (One Who Walks). He stresses the importance of their communities getting back to their traditions - to empower their men and boys to support their women. Women heal communities and he brings a vision and the spirit of missing and murdered women into powwows. Biography: Debbie S. Mishibinijima is an Odawa/Potawatomi woman from Wiikwemkoong Unceded Territory. First and foremost, Debbie is a proud mother to her teenage daughter. She graduated with an Honours Bachelors of Arts degree in Communication Studies with Laurentian University. She also has a diploma from a Broadcast New Media program with Cambrian College. She previously worked at Wawatay Native Communications Society in Sioux Lookout and in Timmins as a newspaper reporter and multimedia producer. Her long-term vision is to use modern technology to promote and revitalize the Anishinaabemowin language.