Mary

• Written, directed, and produced by Kent Monkman
• 2011, 3:18 minutes, HD

Synopsis

Hair holds power. Shot in slo-mo like a glossy shampoo commercial, Miss Chief Eagle Testickle, stars in her first foot fetish video. Once again oozing sex and irreverence, Miss Chief revisits the Prince of Wales' visit to Montreal in 1860 to challenge the meaning of surrender within Indigenous treaties with the crown.

Referencing the biblical allegory of Mary Magdalene washing Christ's feet and linking them to the Prince of Wales' visit to Montreal in 1860, Miss Chief Eagle Testickle rewrites this historical narrative and adds a sexy twist that playfully addresses the relationship of betrayal and treatment Indigenous Peoples have had with European colonizers.