The Canadian premiere of a new film on indigenous identity in Trinidad

14 Oct 2011 - 18:30 / 14 Oct 2011 - 09:30

William Doo Auditorium
45 Willcocks Street
Toronto

(at Spadina, one block south of Harbord & Spadina)

Free admission, no tickets required

 In The Amerindians, Tracy Assing explores her identity as a member of the Santa Rosa Carib Community based in Arima, Trinidad. The Community celebrates the Santa Rosa festival annually, and its queen, Valentina Medina, is Assing’s great aunt.  The Community may soon have to find a new Queen, however, raising uncertainties. What does it means to be the Queen? What does it mean to be a Carib in Trinidad?

Tracy Assing has written on indigenous issues for Caribbean Beat, Caribbean Review of Books, Archeology of Trinidad and Tobago, and the Encyclopedia of Caribbean Archeology (forthcoming). She is editor of ARC, a magazine of art and culture based in St. Vincent and the Grenadines.

 The screening is followed by a panel featuring:

Tracy Assing, writer and filmmaker, The Amerindians

Heidi Bohaker, Assistant Professor of History, University of Toronto

Richard Fung, Associate Professor and video artist, OCAD University

Melanie Newton, Associate Professor of History, University of Toronto

 Supported by a grant from the Principal’s Initiative Fund, New College,

University of Toronto

 For more information: 416-978-8286