by Mathieu CATAFARD Emilio Wawatie, a member of Canada’s indigenous Anishnabe community, says he grew tired of the stereotypical portrayal of his country’s indigenous peoples on the silver screen. So at age 18, he launched into a film career. “You don’t have to go back to black-and-white films,” the filmmaker says. “Not that long ago, aboriginals were represented as ‘wild Indians’ in popular cinema, a cliche perpetuated by whites.” Now 25, Wawatie is part of […]
