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                                    Filmmaker JJ Neepin recreates her great-grandfather’s portrait and explores the responsibility of wearing a headdress.
                                    2017-05-06
                                    Canada
                                    6 Min.
                                    PG-13
                                
                                Overview
For First Nations communities, the headdress bears significant meaning. It's a powerful symbol of hard-earned leadership and responsibility. As filmmaker JJ Neepin prepares to wear her grandfather's headdress for a photo shoot she reflects on lessons learned and the thoughtless ways in which the tradition has been misappropriated.
Cast
Herself
Herself
 
                     
                                     
                                     
                                     
                                     
                                     
                                     
                                     
                                     
                                     
                                    