Headdress 2017

Filmmaker JJ Neepin recreates her great-grandfather’s portrait and explores the responsibility of wearing a headdress.

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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.

Homepage http://www.cbc.ca/shortdocs/shorts/headdress
Release Date 2017-05-06
Runtime 6m
Directors JJ Neepin, Ryan Herdman
Producer Justina Neepin
Writer JJ Neepin