Inconvenient Indian

Based on the bestselling book, this urgent feature documentary from celebrated director Michelle Latimer will take viewers on a journey into the mind of one of the world’s foremost Indigenous intellectuals, and one of our greatest storytellers: Thomas King.

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‘Inconvenient Indian’ Author Thomas King Reveals He Has No Cherokee Ancestry

His shocking admission follows a 2020 documentary adaptation of his 2013 book being pulled from the Sundance Film Festival after the director’s own Indigenous identity was called into question.

National Film Board Of Canada Pulls ‘Inconvenient Indian’ From Festival Circuit After Director Apologizes For Claiming Indigenous Roots

The National Film Board of Canada announced Tuesday that it will withdraw Michelle Latimer’s documentary Inconvenient Indian from “active distribution.” “The film will be wi…