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Dowell, Kristin L
Sovereign Screens, 12/2013Book Chapter
I began this book with a question: “What does Aboriginal sovereignty look like on- and off-screen?” Throughout this book I have explored the concept of Aboriginal visual sovereignty to analyze the ways in which Aboriginal filmmakers stake a claim for Aboriginal stories in the dominant Canadian mediascape while simultaneously reimagining the screen by incorporating Aboriginal cultural protocols, languages, and aesthetics into the production process. In this chapter I highlight the work of two rising filmmakers in the Aboriginal media world—Kevin Lee Burton and Helen Haig-Brown—both of whom were mentored by Dana Claxton and Loretta Todd and whose films
