Gigiigemin Baaga’adoweyang (We are healed by stickball)

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Shorts 2: Sense of Place
Theater 3 Sat, Apr 5 11:00 AM
Film Info
Release Year:2024
Runtime:11 min
Website:Official Website
Cast/Crew
Director:Finn Ryan
Producer:Biidaasige (Tom Howes)
Minwaanimad Joseph Gokee
Finn Ryan
Cinematographer:Lukas Korver
Christian Spraungel
Finn Ryan
Editor:Fauna Creative
Composer:Bizhiki
Filmography:Finn Ryan is a film director and media producer whose work focuses on stories of empowerment and rev
conservation
and the outdoors. He recently directed Ogichidaa Storytellers
a series of short films featuring Lake Superior Ojibwe treaty rights. Previously
Finn directed We Are Healers
a video project to inspire Native youth to become health professionals
and The Ways
a series on contemporary language and culture from Native communities around the central Great Lakes
a collection of multimedia stories and interactive data exploring local climate change impacts. Finn
and a master’s in curriculum and instruction focusing on culturally relevant pedagogy
all from the University of Wisconsin
Madison.

Description

The return of stickball is a conduit for Ojibwe communities to walk the path of cultural revitalization and heal from historical trauma.