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By Lucas-Matthew Marsh, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Iori:wase Last weekend, local Mohawk filmmakers saw their work shine on the silver screen at the Onkwehon:we Film Festival (OFF), the Kahnawake branch of the annual International First Peoples Festival (IFPF). Held on August 8-9 by the Kanien\u2019keh\u00e1:ka Onkwaw\u00e9n:na Raotiti\u00f3hkwa Language and Cultural Center (KORLCC), this year\u2019s program comprised of the historical documentary Deskaheh \u2013 Quest for Justice by Katsi\u2019tsakwas Ellen Gabriel, the short documentary Radio Bingo by Shelby Adams, and the revenge thriller Seeds by Kaniehtiio Horne. \u201cI think it\u2019s important for people to see that we\u2019re reclaiming the narrative that\u2019s been taken from us by the settler colonizers,\u201d Gabriel said. \u201cIt\u2019s nice that Indigenous film directors are getting known and there\u2019s more coming out to tell our stories.\u201d \u201cThe film festival… <\/p>\n

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By Lucas-Matthew Marsh, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Iori:wase Last weekend, local Mohawk filmmakers saw their work shine on the silver screen at the Onkwehon:we Film Festival (OFF), the Kahnawake branch of the annual International First Peoples Festival (IFPF). Held on August 8-9 by the Kanien\u2019keh\u00e1:ka Onkwaw\u00e9n:na Raotiti\u00f3hkwa Language and Cultural Center (KORLCC), this year\u2019s program comprised of the historical documentary Deskaheh \u2013 Quest for Justice by Katsi\u2019tsakwas Ellen Gabriel, the short documentary Radio Bingo by Shelby Adams, and the revenge thriller Seeds by Kaniehtiio Horne. \u201cI think it\u2019s important for people to see that we\u2019re reclaiming the narrative that\u2019s been taken from us by the settler colonizers,\u201d Gabriel said. \u201cIt\u2019s nice that Indigenous film directors are getting known and there\u2019s more coming out to tell our stories.\u201d \u201cThe film festival... <\/p>\n

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