
The Bear Inside a Whale
Stan Hill Jr. is a Haudenosaunee artist living in Miawpukek First Nation Reserve, Conne River, Newfoundland. In “The Bear Inside a Whale,” he and his family discuss racism, identity, religion, creation and art, along with the cultural extinction of the Beothuk of Newfoundland. Throughout the film, we follow Stan carving a bear out of a whale vertebra. And we visit The Rooms (museum) in St. John’s, Newfoundland, where Stan talks about viewing and reclaiming Indigenous artefacts.
- Year: 2025
- Country: Canada
- Genre: Documentary
- Studio: Island Horse Productions
- Keyword: canada, whale, indigenous, artist, artwork, newfoundland and labrador, bear, art, newfoundland, beothuk, labrador, haudenosaunee
- Director: Kenneth J. Harvey
- Cast: Stan Hill Jr., Marilyn John, Susan Quann, Trey Hill