Artist Bio

Michelle St John

Michelle St. John, who hails from Toronto, is a two-time Gemini Award winning Canadian actress with more than 25 years of experience in film, television, theatre, voice and music. Michelle is a Co-Founder of Turtle Gals Performance Ensemble and has recorded dozens of radio and television jingles theme songs and voice-overs. For two years, Michelle served as Producer and Host for Red Tales, a weekly Native literary show on Aboriginal Voices Radio.

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ABOUT

In towns throughout Ontario, there are startling reminders of the colonization of Indigenous territories and the displacement of First Nations people. Anishinaabe comedian and activist Ryan McMahon takes us to his hometown of Fort Frances and down its main drag, which is called Colonization Road. Similar streets have similar names in towns and cities across the province, direct reminders of the Public Lands Act of 1853 and its severe impact on First Nations, their treaties and their land in the name of “Canadian settlement.” On his journey through Ontario, McMahon explores the history of these roads, meets with settlers in solidarity and raises significant questions about “reconciliation” and what it means to “decolonize.”

YEAR 2017

SECTION Canada Doc Feature

COUNTRY U.S.A.

RUN TIME 50 min

COMPANY Decolonization Road Productions Inc.

EMAIL mosaintj@gmail.com

CAST & CREDITS

 

Featuring: Pam Palmater, Hayden King, Jeff Denis, Cuyler Cotton, Chief Erwin Redsky, Lee Maracle, Teika Newton, Al Hunter, Heidi Bohaker Rod McLeod, Daryl Redsky, Linda Redsky, Janis Redsky, Leanne Simpson, Niigaan Sinclair, Doug Williams and more.

Director
Michelle St John
Producers
Michelle St. John
Shane BelcourtJordan O’Connor
Brendan Brady
Executive Producers
Evan Adams
Cinematographer
Shane Belcourt
Editor
Jordan O’Connor
John Reed Hryszkiewicz
Music Composer
Jordan O’Connor
Vocals
Jennifer Kriesberg