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Meet the Laurence De Looze (producer) Keesis Nadjwon (director) Greg De Souza (DOP) and Summer Bressette (paricipant) of N'Satung.
The documentary N’Satung is a collaborative project that has pulled together current and former students and faculty members at Western, both Indigenous and non-Indigenous, into the making of a film that showcases the thinking of young Indigenous people regarding education. It was produced by filmmaker Keesis Nadjiwon along with Professors Greg De Souza and Laurence de Looze. Underwritten by the Office of Indigenous Initiatives, the Faculty of Arts and Humanities and the School for Advanced Studies (SASAH), the film is centred on the Cape Croker Reserve community (on the Bruce Peninsula), which is where the lead filmmaker, Keesis Nadjiwon, is from.
The project responds to a need for Indigenous students to explore creative ways to express their culture while also encouraging them to seek leadership roles in the arts and humanities. The film is also designed to strengthen relationships between Indigenous and non-Indigenous communities and between the university and Indigenous programs in the community. The documentary also serves as a recruiting tool for Indigenous students curious about pursuing post-secondary careers in the creative Arts.
Meet the Laurence De Looze (producer) Keesis Nadjwon (director) Greg De Souza (DOP) and Summer Bressette (paricipant) of N'Satung.
The documentary N’Satung is a collaborative project that has pulled together current and former students and faculty members at Western, both Indigenous and non-Indigenous, into the making of a film that showcases the thinking of young Indigenous people regarding education. It was produced by filmmaker Keesis Nadjiwon along with Professors Greg De Souza and Laurence de Looze. Underwritten by the Office of Indigenous Initiatives, the Faculty of Arts and Humanities and the School for Advanced Studies (SASAH), the film is centred on the Cape Croker Reserve community (on the Bruce Peninsula), which is where the lead filmmaker, Keesis Nadjiwon, is from.
The project responds to a need for Indigenous students to explore creative ways to express their culture while also encouraging them to seek leadership roles in the arts and humanities. The film is also designed to strengthen relationships between Indigenous and non-Indigenous communities and between the university and Indigenous programs in the community. The documentary also serves as a recruiting tool for Indigenous students curious about pursuing post-secondary careers in the creative Arts.
