Wamin (The Apple)

Wamin means apple in Atikamekw. Red on the outside, white on the inside. It is an insult to people who leave their communities to go and live in the city.

2 min 42 s | Identity | 2017

Synopsis

Wamin means apple in Atikamekw. Red on the outside, white on the inside. It is an insult to people who leave their communities to go and live in the city. A young Atikamekw woman shows that living outside her reserve does not make her any other person than who she really is.

Artistic and technic data

Year: 2017
Duration: 2 min 42 s
Direction: Katherine Nequado
Production: Wapikoni mobile
Indigenous peoples: Atikamekw
Geographic area: Canada
Language: Atikamekw
Subtitles: Spanish
Subject: Identity
Genre(s): Experimental