Watch: "Nappy Hair and an Eagle Feather" with IofC USA (June 24-27th)

Writer, Director and Producer Adeline Bird shares her short film, Nappy Hair and an Eagle Feather, for special viewing on our website from June 24-27th. The film follows Maleena, the only mixed race student in her school who experiences racism from her school friends, but does not understand why.

On Thursday, June 25th, she joins Jade Harper, Founder of SpiritFusion, for a live talk on “Decolonizing Identity: Growing Up Mixed Race in Canada.”

Also check out this conversation between Adeline Bird and Jade Harper for Adeline’s Soul Unexpected podcast.

About Adeline Bird

Adeline Bird is a Afro-indigenous content creator, filmmaker, and producer, who is a member of treaty four territory Rolling River First Nations, but resides and grew up in Winnipeg, Manitoba. 

Adeline is a graduate of the National Screening Institutes Canadian Broadcasting Company (CBC) New Indigenous Voices program where she made her directorial debut with her first short film, Nappy Hair and Eagle Feather, which is featured on CBC Gem. 

Adeline was named one of the 2018 Imgainative APTN pitch winners for a web series titled "iNdigiThreads" and a 2019 "Talent to Watch" with Telefilm.  She is the author of the book, Be Unapologetically You: A Self-Love Guide for Women of Color, which is available on Amazon.