when I’m dancing I try to get myself into this imaginary time it’s coming
into this imaginary time it’s coming
into this imaginary time it’s coming from the suppose that has inspired me
from the suppose that has inspired me
from the suppose that has inspired me all my life it’s coming from the soles
all my life it’s coming from the soles
all my life it’s coming from the soles of my feet because that’s my connection
of my feet because that’s my connection
of my feet because that’s my connection to earth mother Marlene Miller and
to earth mother Marlene Miller and
to earth mother Marlene Miller and Philips poor pay homage to
Philips poor pay homage to
Philips poor pay homage to multi-talented Byron chief moon bringing
multi-talented Byron chief moon bringing
multi-talented Byron chief moon bringing to the screen the unique life and times
to the screen the unique life and times
to the screen the unique life and times of this exceptional artist welcome to
of this exceptional artist welcome to
of this exceptional artist welcome to watchmojo.com i’m your host Laila let’s
watchmojo.com i’m your host Laila let’s
watchmojo.com i’m your host Laila let’s check out what Marlene Miller has to say
check out what Marlene Miller has to say
check out what Marlene Miller has to say gulf and i wrote in vancouver about six
gulf and i wrote in vancouver about six
gulf and i wrote in vancouver about six years ago we were doing research for
years ago we were doing research for
years ago we were doing research for another film series we were doing on
another film series we were doing on
another film series we were doing on choreographers from across Canada so we
choreographers from across Canada so we
choreographers from across Canada so we were just about to leave Vancouver and
were just about to leave Vancouver and
were just about to leave Vancouver and then somebody mentioned Byron who’s a
then somebody mentioned Byron who’s a
then somebody mentioned Byron who’s a dancer I mean he’s many many other
dancer I mean he’s many many other
dancer I mean he’s many many other things as well so we went over to his
things as well so we went over to his
things as well so we went over to his apartment and he was laid up on the
apartment and he was laid up on the
apartment and he was laid up on the couch he had injured his back you know
couch he had injured his back you know
couch he had injured his back you know but he knew we were coming over and he’d
but he knew we were coming over and he’d
but he knew we were coming over and he’d gotten sort of all dressed up he had
gotten sort of all dressed up he had
gotten sort of all dressed up he had this like nice house coat on with this
this like nice house coat on with this
this like nice house coat on with this Ascot and he was just so charming and so
Ascot and he was just so charming and so
Ascot and he was just so charming and so fascinating he invited us into his house
fascinating he invited us into his house
fascinating he invited us into his house not knowing us he was living there with
not knowing us he was living there with
not knowing us he was living there with his mother he only speaks Blackfoot his
his mother he only speaks Blackfoot his
his mother he only speaks Blackfoot his three adopted children and his boyfriend
three adopted children and his boyfriend
three adopted children and his boyfriend who at the time was working as a truck
who at the time was working as a truck
who at the time was working as a truck driver he shared all this artwork with
driver he shared all this artwork with
driver he shared all this artwork with us we did a short portrait FM it was six
us we did a short portrait FM it was six
us we did a short portrait FM it was six minutes long but I’m the moment we met
minutes long but I’m the moment we met
minutes long but I’m the moment we met him we just figured he warranted
him we just figured he warranted
him we just figured he warranted something more in-depth he’s inspired a
something more in-depth he’s inspired a
something more in-depth he’s inspired a lot of people how has he inspired you
lot of people how has he inspired you
lot of people how has he inspired you his way that he’s able to handle so many
his way that he’s able to handle so many
his way that he’s able to handle so many I guess to the challenges in his life
I guess to the challenges in his life
I guess to the challenges in his life and he just does it with such grace he
and he just does it with such grace he
and he just does it with such grace he comes from an extremely traditional
comes from an extremely traditional
comes from an extremely traditional upbringing he was raised on the blood
upbringing he was raised on the blood
upbringing he was raised on the blood reserve he lives in Vancouver stills a
reserve he lives in Vancouver stills a
reserve he lives in Vancouver stills a strong connection with his family on the
strong connection with his family on the
strong connection with his family on the reserve and yet he has all these great
reserve and yet he has all these great
reserve and yet he has all these great people that he works with in Vancouver
people that he works with in Vancouver
people that he works with in Vancouver in the contemporary world my
in the contemporary world my
in the contemporary world my grandparents know I am of two spirits I
grandparents know I am of two spirits I
grandparents know I am of two spirits I have within me the spirit of woman and
have within me the spirit of woman and
have within me the spirit of woman and man I also have the bloodline of two
man I also have the bloodline of two
man I also have the bloodline of two rival nations of blood in the Cree so I
rival nations of blood in the Cree so I
rival nations of blood in the Cree so I come to you from various angles Byron
come to you from various angles Byron
come to you from various angles Byron that calls himself a too spirited
that calls himself a too spirited
that calls himself a too spirited man is an interesting term because while
man is an interesting term because while
man is an interesting term because while we were doing the film we kept asking
we were doing the film we kept asking
we were doing the film we kept asking all these different people what the
all these different people what the
all these different people what the definition of it is and to some people
definition of it is and to some people
definition of it is and to some people being a chi spirited means you have a
being a chi spirited means you have a
being a chi spirited means you have a complete balance of the masculine and
complete balance of the masculine and
complete balance of the masculine and the feminine you it doesn’t necessarily
the feminine you it doesn’t necessarily
the feminine you it doesn’t necessarily mean that you’re gay to younger
mean that you’re gay to younger
mean that you’re gay to younger Aboriginal man it means you’re gay and
Aboriginal man it means you’re gay and
Aboriginal man it means you’re gay and Aboriginal to the scholars it’s more of
Aboriginal to the scholars it’s more of
Aboriginal to the scholars it’s more of the people within the community that
the people within the community that
the people within the community that took on rules of being like doctors and
took on rules of being like doctors and
took on rules of being like doctors and caregivers and and they would stay with
caregivers and and they would stay with
caregivers and and they would stay with the women when the men went off to fight
the women when the men went off to fight
the women when the men went off to fight so Byron is a queer man and is too
so Byron is a queer man and is too
so Byron is a queer man and is too spirited and a lot of that identity is
spirited and a lot of that identity is
spirited and a lot of that identity is discussed in the film it seems like a
discussed in the film it seems like a
discussed in the film it seems like a very deep subject dealing with rights
very deep subject dealing with rights
very deep subject dealing with rights and rights of passage hot what were some
and rights of passage hot what were some
and rights of passage hot what were some of the challenges of getting that across
of the challenges of getting that across
of the challenges of getting that across on film he acknowledges that the fact
on film he acknowledges that the fact
on film he acknowledges that the fact that there is so much less read of
that there is so much less read of
that there is so much less read of passage for young men so in his dance
passage for young men so in his dance
passage for young men so in his dance work that’s what he tries to bring out
work that’s what he tries to bring out
work that’s what he tries to bring out he’ll work with Aboriginal and
he’ll work with Aboriginal and
he’ll work with Aboriginal and non-aboriginal men but he really tries
non-aboriginal men but he really tries
non-aboriginal men but he really tries to take them on this journey to
to take them on this journey to
to take them on this journey to reconnect them not only with their
reconnect them not only with their
reconnect them not only with their feminine side but with mother nature and
feminine side but with mother nature and
feminine side but with mother nature and because he works as an actor and he had
because he works as an actor and he had
because he works as an actor and he had a long career as a stuntman a lot of
a long career as a stuntman a lot of
a long career as a stuntman a lot of young guys that wouldn’t necessarily be
young guys that wouldn’t necessarily be
young guys that wouldn’t necessarily be interested in the dance work that he
interested in the dance work that he
interested in the dance work that he does are really drawn to the fact that
does are really drawn to the fact that
does are really drawn to the fact that you know he’s played like these cowboys
you know he’s played like these cowboys
you know he’s played like these cowboys and like he’s really rough and tumble
and like he’s really rough and tumble
and like he’s really rough and tumble characters in the medicine lodge treaty
characters in the medicine lodge treaty
characters in the medicine lodge treaty we were promised a land of our ancestors
we were promised a land of our ancestors
we were promised a land of our ancestors so because of that they’re like really
so because of that they’re like really
so because of that they’re like really open to working with him so then he’s
open to working with him so then he’s
open to working with him so then he’s able to introduce them to this whole
able to introduce them to this whole
able to introduce them to this whole other world of dance
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