Resurgent Histories

Join us next Wednesday for a screening of the film and a terrific conversation! We’re bringing the film team back together to reflect on the film and our experiences with it over the past year. All are welcome!

⭐❗NEXT WEDNESDAY❗⭐

🗓Wed. Jan. 21, 2026
🕙10:00-11:30am
📍L.R.W Hall 1811, Indigenous Student Services Office
😍All Welcome! No registration required.

Deskaheh weaves the profound story of Haudenosaunee leader Deskaheh Levi General’s travels from Six Nations of the Grand River to the League of Nations between 1923 and 1925, where he sought to gain international recognition of the Haudenosaunee's sovereignty. Co-created by Allan Downey, Tekenikhon Doreen, Jersee Hill, Kira Gibson, and Saki Murotani, Deskaheh is the result of an Indigenous youth mentorship program at McMaster University, which empowers Indigenous youth to create digital animations that bring Indigenous histories to life for public education.

Resurgent Histories brings together Indigenous youth, artists, community-based organizations, and professional historians to crate resurgent Indigenous histories through the creation of digital animations. Histories brings together Indigenous youth, artists, community-based organizations, and professional historians to crate resurgent Indigenous histories through the creation of digital animations.



🎥About the film: https://resurgenthistories.humanities.mcmaster.ca/animation/deskaheh-animation-2024/

"Deskaheh" was fortunate enough to be featured in the Hamilton Spectator yesterday! Give it a search to see the article or access the Spectator through your local library's website (including McMaster's). A big thank you to Co-Director Tekenikhon Doreen and Producer Dr. Rick Monture for all their efforts to promote the film and share this incredible story with the world.

Friends in education! As you prepare for the fall semester, I wanted to re-post the link to our recent film Deskaheh. Please feel free to share it and use it in your classes. There are several great articles and chapters that complement the video if you want more information. For instance, see the book Basic Call to Consciousness and the chapter titled “Deskaheh: An Iroquois Patriot’s Fight for International Recognition.” Also, Rick Monture’s book We Share Our Matters has a short and accessible section on the topic. Happy preparation month!

Deskaheh (2024) | Animated Film Deskaheh weaves the profound story of Haudenosaunee leader Deskaheh Levi General’s travels from Six Nations of the Grand River to the League of Nations betwe...

McMaster Daily News interviewed the Co-Director of “Deskaheh” Tekenikhon Doreen about her incredible journey and the amazing work she has been doing. Congratulations Tekenikhon Doreen.

‘Our voices do deserve to be heard’ — Meet the narrator of the film Deskaheh Third-year student Tekenikhon Doreen co-created the animated film about the Haudenosaunee leader. She's passionate about sharing Indigenous histories with students and communities.