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Artist:  Zachary Longboy
Title:  Confirmation of my sins

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Summary:  There are many memories of childhood that have slipped through the cracks. Most that I can recollect were of the differences in myself in comparison to the others around. Taken away at one week of age from my Indian community and given to a white foster family, my experience of the authentic Indian and where my placement is, within this dream of authenticity, comes from an infected locale. I have become a chameleon, taking on roles, behaviors and attributes to hide and maneuver within specific venues

Artist:  Zachary Longboy
Title:  "Confirmation of my sins"
Year:  1995
Runtime:  11 minutes 11 seconds
Size:  42.9 MB
Summary:  There are many memories of childhood that have slipped through the cracks. Most that I can recollect were of the differences in myself in comparison to the others around. Taken away at one week of age from my Indian community and given to a white foster family, my experience of the authentic Indian and where my placement is, within this dream of authenticity, comes from an infected locale. I have become a chameleon, taking on roles, behaviors and attributes to hide and maneuver within specific venues

About Zachary Longboy

Zachery Cameron Longboy is a Sayasi Dene, video/performance and visual artist from Churchill, Manitoba. His video art, visual and performance work continues an exploration within a fractured cultural experience. Longboy’s video work is part of the collections of The National Gallery of Canada (Ottawa), Glenbow Museum (Calgary), The Canada Council Art Bank (Ottawa). Numerous screenings include The Edmonton Art Gallery, Museum of Modern Art (New York, NY), Images Independent Film and Video Festival (Toronto) 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996 and 1997.