Z punktu widzenia ludności rdzennej – film jako narzędzie dekolonizacji w Kanadzie
From the Point of View of Indigenous Peoples: Film as a Tool of Decolonization in Canada

Summary/Abstract: The paper focuses on how native artists in Canada use audiovisual technology. Their films are considered in the context of postcolonial theory as part of a larger process in which indigenous peoples take control of image production and representation (Kerstin Knopf). Assuming that the decolonization of the gaze is connected with the struggle for political recognition and regaining control over one’s own life, it can be concluded that the indigenous artists quickly saw the benefits of Western technology and decided to take over the tools of the former colonizers in order to rewrite the history of their own peoples and tell it anew. By analyzing feature films and documentaries made by directors, primarily working for Isuma Productions, Wapikoni Mobile and Arnait Video Productions, one can clearly notice the importance of the search for stylistic means by which national minorities may express their unique point of view. Technology therefore is not seen as a threat to native culture, but as a chance to rebuild community ties.

• Details
• Contents