The Reason I Dance (11 Minute Version).
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Josée Bourgeois is an Algonquin life-giving woman who is a part of a very important generation dedicated to the preservation and sustainability of her people. She is a Fancy Shawl dancer and a Jingle Dress dancer, who is very passionate about representing her people and her culture. Josée discusses her father's existence as part of the 60's Scoop when 20,000 Canadian Indigenous children were placed in foster homes or put up for adoption. This and an early introduction to pow wows helped shape Josée's mission to connect with her culture. And this ultimately became a reason why she dances. Her message is a statement of a growing strength of a people who once were banned from ceremonies and dancing. The short documentary was filmed, edited and directed by Métis Canadian filmmaker Matt LeMay.
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