Moon Party and Movie Night
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Happy Moon Time! It’s full Moon time and we will celebrate Grandmother Moon with a girl party and movie night!
Join us Saturday, November 8th at 6pm, Willis College, St.Laurent Shopping Centre (Theatre Entrance).
It’s a pizza and popcorn kind of night with special films, Moon Water and feels!
The Opening Address by Akwesasne Freedom School
Tentsítewahkwe and Oherokon – Under The Husk By Katsitsionni Fox, TwoRowProductions.org
A visit from Veronica Brown of Moontime Connections, Popcorn by Kahnawake Kernels , Moon Water, Pizza and more!
Limited seating.
Willis College, St.Laurent Shopping Centre (Theatre Entrance)
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FILM: OHENTON KARIHWATEHKWEN
Directed by Konwanahktotha Alvera Sargent & Jess Lowe Chaverri, Akwesasne Freedom School
Run time: 10:00
Synopsis: Community members gift us the Ohénton Karihwatehkwen (Thanksgiving Address) all in Kanyen’ké:ha (Mohawk) Language
Featuring: Akwesasne Freedom School Community
FILM: TENTSÍTEWAHKWE
By Katsitsionni Fox, TwoRowProductions.org
Embodying the Mohawk value of tentsítewahkwe (we pick it up again), Jessica Shenandoah goes on a knowledge-gathering journey across all four seasons to reinvigorate the healing, land-based practices of her foremothers. Jessica reclaims knowledge that has been asleep for generations due to the destructive effects of boarding schools, forced religion and land theft.
Run time: 17 mins
FILM: OHEROKON- UNDER THE HUSK
By Katsitsionni Fox, TwoRowProductions.org
OHEROKON- UNDER THE HUSK follows two Mohawk girls on their journey to become Mohawk women. Friends since childhood, Kaienkwinehtha and Kasennakohe are members of the traditional community of Akwesasne on the U.S./Canada border. Together, they undertake a four-year rite of passage for adolescents, called Oheró:kon, or “under the husk.” The ceremony had been nearly extinct, a casualty of colonialism and intergenerational trauma; revived in the past decade by two traditional leaders, it has since flourished. Filmmaker Katsitsionni Fox has served as a mentor, or “auntie,” to many youth going through the passage rites. In UNDER THE HUSK, Fox shares two girls’ journey through adolescence, as they rise to the tasks of Oheró:kon, learning traditional practices such as basket making and survival skills as well as contemporary teachings about sexual health and drug and alcohol prevention. UNDER THE HUSK is a personal story of a traditional practice challenging young girls spiritually, mentally, emotionally, and physically, shaping the women they become.
