Up here in the North, we have access to our traditional territories and being able to make camp and not being isolated in a city,” she said. She’s had a distinguished career as an artist, community leader and actor, and is recognized for her exemplary work in reviving and teaching moose hide tanning techniques. Melaw Nakehk'o in front of her family's camp on the land in a submitted photo. “It was nice to get out of town, away from all of the crazy things that were happening in the news and online, and just really be close to the land,” she said. “It was just to kind-of reset and really focus on being on the land, which is way better for my children than staying at home.” Nakehk’o documented part of that experience in a short film, titled K’i Tah Amongst the Birch, now being featured in National Film Board of Canada project The project highlights the experiences of filmmakers across the country during the first few months of Covid-19.
Born in Canada's north, raised in the community of Liidlii Kue, Melaw comes from a long line of tribal leaders of the Dehcho Dene & Denesuline people. Melaw Nakehk’O is a Canadian Actress, Artist, who was born on 30-Oct in Liidlii Kue, Northwest Territories, Canada.
View Melaw Nakehk'o’s profile on LinkedIn, the world's largest professional community. “My hope is that a broad range of audiences here will look at this and, in some way, see themselves in what is unfolding in each of these short films.”The Curve will gradually release 40 short films from across Canada between now and October. In a remote camp in the Northwest territories, Melaw Nakehk'o documented her family passing time in isolation while the territory was in lockdown mode due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Age old. Melaw Nakehk’O estimated net worth in 2018 is Under Review.Here we also added Melaw Nakehk’O previous years Net Worth, Income, Salary & … Melaw Nakehk’O Zodiac Sign is Scorpio, Ethnicity OTHER & religion Not Available.. Melaw Nakehk’O Net Worth 2018. Helen Kotchea (left) and Julia Macintyre-Smith soften moosehide at Saamba K’e (Trout Lake) while Lesley Johnson films the process in the background. She has taught moosehide tanning at the She is a co-founder of Dene Nahjo, an organization that promotes leadership and social and environmental justice for indigenous people of the northern territories.Meagan Wohlberg , "Melaw Nakehk'o on Filming the Revenant", The Edge, January 16, 2016Trail's End, CBC News, Melaw Nakehk'o Makes her Hollywood Debut in the Revenant,Dec 17, 2015 Melaw Nakehk'o's professional acting debut in The Revenant is the natural progression of her distinguished career as an artist and community leader. Yellowknife resident Melaw Nakehk’o wrote and directed one of the films, "K'i Tah Amongst the Birch", which documents her family camping in the Northwest Territories. We're usually open 8am-5pm, Mon-Fri. She scraped moose hides with her children, cooked meals with her parents, and watched the ice break up as the seasons changed over five weeks. Born in Canada's north, raised in the community of Liidlii Kue, Melaw comes from a long line of tribal leaders of the Dehcho Dene & Denesuline people. Melaw Nakehk’o displays a scraped moosehide at her workshop in Fort Simpson. In a remote camp in the Northwest territories, Melaw Nakehk'o documented her family passing time in isolation while the territory was in lockdown mode due to the COVID-19 pandemic.They fetched wood, listened to the wind and watched the sun move across the sky.As of Monday, that experience, captured by the Yellowknife filmmaker, will be one of the first showcased among 30 works from across Canada with perspectives on what it's like to navigate the pandemic and the ensuing lockdowns across the country.Nakehk'o is an activist and Dene/Dënesųłiné artist, originally from Fort Simpson, N.W.T. Melaw has 4 jobs listed on their profile. The title of the film is the same name Nakehk’o and her sons gave to their camp.