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Going Native
Going Native

Going Native

Synopsis

Drew Hayden Taylor explores Indigenous identity, challenging stereotypes & highlighting contemporary cultural innovation.

  • Genre: Documentary
  • Episodes: 4

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Audio Languages

eng

Episodes

Going Canoe

S2 - E1 • 23 min

Drew explores how wild rice is harvested, how birchbark canoes are constructed, and why this vessel was a sacred invention of indigenous peoples.

Going Warrior

S2 - E2 • 23 min

Drew meets two Hollywood Indigenous stuntmen, hits the pro wrestling ring with some wild characters, and hits the mat with a native Muay Thai champ.

Going Behind the Lens

S2 - E3 • 23 min

Drew explores how Indigenous creators frame the world through film and photography and steps into the role of actor in an urban crime comedy.

Going Green

S2 - E13 • 23 min

Drew visits Alberta’s grasslands, explores buffalo restoration, Indigenous architecture, and a northern First Nation greenhouse.