ELLE-MÁIJÁ TAILFEATHERS

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ELLE-MÁIJÁ TAILFEATHERS IS A WRITER, DIRECTOR, PRODUCER AND ACTOR. SHE IS A MEMBER OF THE KAINAI FIRST NATION (BLOOD TRIBE, BLACKFOOT CONFEDERACY) AS WELL AS SÁMI FROM UŊÁRGA (NESSEBY, NORWAY).

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View fullsize IG is starting to feel more and more like the equivalent of choosing to skip the show and just watch the commercials instead. I feel really uncomfortable with self-promotion but also feel a pressure to constantly share work-related content…whi
View fullsize Location scouting in -35 with these beautiful people. SO MUCH SNOW. 📷 by @guygodfree
View fullsize I’m coming back after a break from social media to thank @slaughterhouseslough for this brilliant comic in response to the racist rant printed by The Lethbridge Herald. A Lethbridge man saw my last Instagram post regarding the need for emergenc
View fullsize @cityoflethbridge has failed those who are houseless. I think it’s fair to assume that this failure has much to do with the fact that many of the people living on the streets of Lethbridge are Indigenous. I believe that the elected representati
View fullsize Well, that’s a wrap on Three Pines season one and my time in Quebec. I’m exhausted but grateful. This project came completely out of left field and I’m still not sure it even really happened, haha. I want to express my deepest grat
View fullsize I first met Kalon on Main St in Cardston. He had a smile from ear to ear and more charm than he knew what to do with. Not long after, I would get to know him through my work on Kìmmapiiyipitssini: The Meaning of Empathy. He was generous, funny
View fullsize Returning to Vancouver this Friday, Nov 05, for a limited run at Vancity Theatre, Kimmapiiyipitssini: The Meaning of Empathy chronicles the Blackfoot Kainai Nation's response to the overwhelming opioid crisis on the Kainai Reserve. Through a compas
View fullsize I am deeply saddened to learn of the sudden passing of Shae Standing Alone. I first met Shae in 2017 while making Kimmapiiyipitssini: The Meaning of Empathy. He went on to courageously and generously share his journey. From the very start, he was hon
View fullsize On the cover of @nowtoronto with @lesley_hampton for @nightraidersfilm opening in theatres tomorrow! So I guess I can say I’ve made it now that I’ve had my first photoshop disaster, lol. NOW used a disturbingly distorted version of my fac
View fullsize 📢We're so happy to announce our upcoming festival schedule for September and October.📢 You can catch KÍMMAPIIYIPITSSINI: THE MEANING OF EMPATHY at the following festivals! 🔸FIN Atlantic, Halifax @finfilmfest September 18 at 9:20 p.m. at
View fullsize #tiff2021 was a whirlwind 46 hours. I’m so glad I was able to make it to the @elevation_pics afterparty to celebrate @danisgoulet’s momentous achievement with the rest of this beautiful cast and crew. @aggytarrant we missed you!!! Looking
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View fullsize Well, life is strange and so very unpredictable 🤍 And, you better believe Alfred learned “Oki, Peter” the other day on set 😆
View fullsize Well, that’s a wrap on filming block II for “Thunder Bay.” Love this crew. Love this beautiful territory. So grateful to be on this journey with @rmcomedy and the rest of the team. These stories matter. So very much. Heading home to
View fullsize Mornings with Nanabijou 🤍