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Mulheres mohawk entre dois mundos: como pertencer ao clube com regras imperiais no século XXI?

2012; Associação Brasileira de Estudos Canadenses; Volume: 11; Issue: 1 Linguagem: Português

10.15210/interfaces.v11i1.7170

1984-5677

Eloína Prati dos Santos,

Participatory Visual Research Methods

Dois documentarios dirigidos por Tracey Deer, Mohawk girls e Club native, nos esclarecem sobre a complexidade do debate sobre identidade que hoje permeia as comunidades indigenas da America do Norte, sobretudo no que diz respeito as mulheres Mohawk da Reserva Kahnawake. Os diversos niveis de inter-racialidade e pertencimento sao analisados e decididos por conselhos nativos compostos de homens e algumas mulheres mais idosas que tomam decisoes baseadas em conceitos racistas estabelecidos por homens brancos no periodo colonial. A travessia entre esses niveis e as dificuldades no trânsito sao representadas de forma concreta pela ponte Mercier sobre o rio Sao Lourenco, que separa a reserva de Montreal, ou a vida de acordo com as regras tribais da vida canadense dos assimilados. Os documentarios discutem as estrategias de sobrevivencia e a acolhida das identidades de ambos os lados do rio. Resume : Deux documentaires de Tracey Deer, Mohawk girls et Club native, nous montrent la complexite du debat autour de la question identitaire qui traverse les communautes autochtones de l’Amerique du Nord, surtout en ce qui concerne les femmes Mohawk de la Reserve Kahnawak. Les divers niveaux d’interracialite et d’appartenance sont analyses et decides par des conseils natifs composes d’hommes et de quelques femmes plus âgees qui prennent des decisions fondees sur des concepts racistes etablis par des hommes blancs pendant la periode coloniale. La traversee entre ces niveaux et les difficultes dans le transit sont representees de forme concrete par le Pont Mercier sur le fleuve Saint-Laurent, qui separe la reserve de Montreal, ou la vie selon les regles tribales de la vie canadienne des assimiles. Les documentaires mettent en discussion les strategies de survie et l’accueil des identites des deux rives du fleuve. Mots-cles : film indigene; identite Mohawk; femmes indigenes; appartenance et interracialite. Abstract : Two documentary films directed by Tracey Deer, Mohaw girls and Club native, we are enlightened about the complexity permeating indigenous communities in North America these days, especially concerning Mohawk women in the Reservation of Kahnawake. The several levels of interraciality and inclusion in the band are analyzed and determined by native councils composed mostly of native males and a few older women who decided on acceptance based on racist concepts established by white men during the colonial period. The crossing among these levels and the transit difficulties encountered by women are concretely represented in these two films by the Mercier Bridge which separates the reservation from Montreal, or life according to tribal life rules and Canadian life for the assimilated. The documentaries discuss survival strategies and ways of dealing with identity and native rights on both sides of the river. Keywords : aboriginal cinema; Mohawk identity; aboriginal women; belonging and interrraciality.