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Melaw Nakehk'o

Melaw Nakehk'o

História

Melaw Nakehk'o's professional acting debut in The Revenant is the natural progression of her distinguished career as an artist and community leader. Born in Canada's north, raised in the community of Liidlii Kue, Melaw comes from a long line of tribal leaders of the Dehcho Dene & Denesuline people. Melaw attended the prestigious Institute of American Indian Arts in Santa Fe, where she earned a degree in 2 dimensional arts. Melaw is also recognized for her exemplary work in revitalizing traditional Indigenous artistic practices, with contemporary applications of ancient techniques. Her work in reviving and teaching moosehide tanning techniques has initiated a resurgence of the practice and shaped a broader community building movement within Canada. She is a Founding Member of Dene Nahjo, and is a regular instructor at the Dechinta Centre for Research and Learning, a land-based university program. Melaw has three sons and lives in Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, Canada.

Perfil

Melaw Nakehk'o

Filmes

K'i Tah Amongst the Birch

K'i Tah Amongst the Birch

Sound Recordist

Filmmaker/activist Melaw Nakehk’o has spent the pandemic with her family at a remote land camp in the Northwest Territories, “getting wood, listening to the wind, staying warm and dry, and watching the sun move across the sky.” In documenting camp life—activities like making fish leather and scraping moose hide—she anchors the COVID experience in a specific time and place.

K'i Tah Amongst the Birch

K'i Tah Amongst the Birch

Cinematography

Filmmaker/activist Melaw Nakehk’o has spent the pandemic with her family at a remote land camp in the Northwest Territories, “getting wood, listening to the wind, staying warm and dry, and watching the sun move across the sky.” In documenting camp life—activities like making fish leather and scraping moose hide—she anchors the COVID experience in a specific time and place.

K'i Tah Amongst the Birch

K'i Tah Amongst the Birch

Herself

Filmmaker/activist Melaw Nakehk’o has spent the pandemic with her family at a remote land camp in the Northwest Territories, “getting wood, listening to the wind, staying warm and dry, and watching the sun move across the sky.” In documenting camp life—activities like making fish leather and scraping moose hide—she anchors the COVID experience in a specific time and place.

K'i Tah Amongst the Birch

K'i Tah Amongst the Birch

Director

Filmmaker/activist Melaw Nakehk’o has spent the pandemic with her family at a remote land camp in the Northwest Territories, “getting wood, listening to the wind, staying warm and dry, and watching the sun move across the sky.” In documenting camp life—activities like making fish leather and scraping moose hide—she anchors the COVID experience in a specific time and place.

Powaqa

Em uma expedição pelo desconhecido deserto americano, o lendário explorador Hugh Glass é brutalmente atacado por um urso e deixado como morto pelos membros de sua própria equipe de caça. Em uma luta para sobreviver, Glass resiste à dor inimaginável, bem como à traição de seu confidente, John Fitzgerald. Guiado pela força de vontade e pelo amor de sua família, Glass deve navegar um inverno brutal em uma incessante busca por sobrevivência e redenção.