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Michelle St. John is an actress, singer, producer and director who has been involved in creative projects in theatre, film, television and music since the 1980s. Her directorial debut, Colonization Road , is a 2016 feature-length documentary that premiered at the imagineNATIVE Film and Media Arts Festival .
The film stars Michelle St. John as Amelia, a young Kainai girl captured and confined to the residential school system of the 1930s. The system was an attempt to have aboriginal youth to assimilate into the majority European-Canadian culture. Amelia resists assimilation and plans her escape.
There is also a book with the title The Business of Fancydancing: Stories and Poems (1992) which was well received, selling over 10,000 copies. [3]In the DVD commentary, Alexie refers to Michelle St. John's character, 'Agnes Roth', a mixed-race (Spokane/Jewish) woman who moves to the reservation to teach in the school, as "the moral center of the film".
Colonization Road is a Canadian documentary film, directed by Michelle St. John and released in 2016. [1] Hosted by comedian and activist Ryan McMahon and starting in his own hometown of Fort Frances, Ontario, the film explores the impact of Ontario's historic colonization road system, which formed the basis of the province's contemporary highway system, on First Nations people. [2]
Actress Michelle St. John, better-known for her voice role as Nakoma in the Disney Pocahontas franchise, played the role of Helen Betty Osborne. [1] [2] [3] It was awarded Best Dramatic Mini-Series at the 7th Gemini Awards, among seven total wins. [4]
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Michelle St. John as Nakoma, Pocahontas' best friend who is more easygoing in contrast to Pocahontas' adventurous spirit. James Apaumut Fall as Kocoum, a strong and brave but stern and aggressive Powhatan warrior whom Chief Powhatan wants Pocahontas to marry. Gordon Tootoosis as Kekata, the medicine man of the Powhatan.
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