Club Native is a 2008 documentary film

Documentary film

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 by Tracey Deer

Tracey Deer

Tracey Deer is a Mohawk film director and newspaper publisher. Deer has written and directed several award-winning rojects for the Aboriginal-run film and television production company, Rezolution Pictures, as well as her own independent short work...

, exploring Mohawk identity, community and tribal blood quantum laws

Blood quantum laws

Blood Quantum Laws or Indian Blood Laws is an umbrella term that describes legislation enacted in the United States to define membership in Native American tribes or nations...

. The film looks at women how women in Deer's home community of Kahnawake risk losing their right to live on the reserve, after marrying non-natives.

The film received the Canada Award

Canada Award

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 from the Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television

Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television

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 for best Canadian multi-cultural program and a Gemini Award

Gemini Award

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 for best documentary writing. Club Native also received the award for Best Documentary at the Dreamspeakers Festival in Edmonton, the award for Best Canadian Film at the First Peoples' Festival and the Colin Low Award for Best Canadian Documentary at the DOXA Documentary Film Festival

DOXA Documentary Film Festival

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. The film was co-produced by Rezolution Pictures

Rezolution Pictures

Rezolution Pictures is a film and television production company based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, focusing primarily on Canadian Aboriginal productions. The company was founded by the husband and wife team of Ernest Webb and Catherine Bainbridge in 2001...

 and the National Film Board of Canada

National Film Board of Canada

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