Kootenhayoo Taran
The late Taran “Standing Sunrise” Kootenhayoo was proud to be Denesųłiné and Stoney Nakota. Born in Cold Lake, Alberta, and a member of the Alexis Nakota Sioux Nation, Taran was like water flowing between many different mediums and disciplines. Most importantly, he was a storyteller; he was also an activist standing up for Indigenous rights, an actor, a writer, a skateboarder, a dancer, a filmmaker, and a director. Taran was a transformer, cool in whatever he was involved in. He could steal the show, but he was always generous in his offerings as a person and a performer. He made things better.
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Synopsis:
Two neighbouring families, one Indigenous and one white, dine together during Truth and Reconciliation Week. As cultural misunderstanding, colonial violence, and racism both covert and overt surface, White Noise asks, “How do we deal with internalized racism? Do we keep pushing it away … or do we make a change?” Taran Kootenhayoo’s answer is both emotionally intense and outrageously hilarious, a blistering comedic exploration of what it means to live in so-called Canada.
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128 pages | 5.51" x 8.50" | Paperback
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