Includes bibliographical references and index.

Part one. Framed by outsiders: North America's indigenous peoples in film and television. 1. Histories of convenience: images of Aboriginal Peoples in film, policy, and research / Ted Palys ; 2. "Dancing with wolves": how to repeat old tricks and look new at the same time / Mrgara Averbach ; 3. Reclaiming Indian identity: independent films as Hollywood alternatives / Carole J. Gerster ; 4. The CBC and its presentation of the native peoples of Canada in television drama / Mary Jane Miller ; 5. Moving through shadows and light: sharing thoughts and stories / Jackie Bissley and Heather Norris Nicholson -- Part two. Cultural representation and archival film footage introduction ; 6. Into the glorious dawn: from arctic home movie to missionary cinema / Peter Geller ; 7. Remembering our namesakes / Deanna Kingston -- Part three. Aboriginal filmmaking: perspectives and practice ; 8. Listen with the ear to your heart: a conversation about story, voice, and bearing witness / Christine Welsh and Sylvie Olsen ; 9. Making things happen through parody and visual irony: re.ecting on the work of Shelley Niro / Heather Norris Nicholson -- Tshishe Mishtikuashist, "Le petit grand european", feasting on memories: re.ecting on the work of Josephine Bacon / Heather Norris Nicholson -- Part four. A continuing role for non-aboriginal filmmakers? ; 11. From documentary to social sciences: how the issue of representing the other emerges / Thibault Martin ; 12. "In whose honor?": re.ecting on a conversation with Jay Rosenstein and Charlene Teters / Heather Norris Nicholson ; 13. "Living within and between various worlds and identities": a conversation with Jorge Manzano / Heather Norris Nicholson.