Honey Moccasin

Set on the fictional Grand Pine Indian Reservation, Shelley Niro's Honey Moccasin (1998) looks at the world and tribal members around its titular character, played by Tantoo Cardinal. Whether it's jumping from performance art sequences to a mock-cable access show or to a tongue-in-cheek crime mystery, it melds its irreverent cinematic language from elements of pop culture and a distinct brand of Native humor. Niro finds both an inviting exuberance and a playfulness in its experimental approach to questions of identity.