09 Oct 1992
1492: Conquest of Paradise
1492: Conquest of Paradise depicts Christopher Columbus’ discovery of The New World and his effect on the indigenous people.
Seventeen
Set over the course of seventeen hours, the lives of three Indigenous sex workers intersect through chance, relation, and the shared experience of familial and colonial displacement.
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Kaniehtiio Horn 
Joel Oulette 
Nizhonniya Austin 
Shannon Baker 
Renae Morriseau 
Ray G. Thunderchild 
Umar Khan Taio Gélinas 
Mathias Retamal Aalayna Lys
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