Courtney Montour
Courtney Montour is Mohawk from Kahnawake. She works in the documentary film and digital media fields exploring issues of Indigenous identity. Her first feature documentary Sex Spirit Strength (2015), premiered on APTN and won two awards at the 2016 Yorkton Film Festival, including Best of Fest. She has also directed episodes for several documentary series including Mohawk Ironworkers (2016),Working It Out Together (2016), and Dream Big (2015). She currently coordinates McGill University’s Indigenous Field Studies course, held in Kahnawake.
Project title: Kahnawake Voices