“I want to get rid of the Indian problem. “The happiest future for the Indian race is absorption into the general population, and this is the object and policy of our government…” The effects of policies like the forced residential schooling of over 150,000 First Nation, Inuit and Métis children across the country, including in many places in Ontario, are still being felt today. Suppressing and outlawing Indigenous spiritual practices and traditions was an integral part of a broader colonial project to “Christianize and civilize” Indigenous peoples.
They form at present non-dominant sectors of society and are determined to preserve, develop and transmit to future generations their ancestral territories, and their ethnic identity, as the basis of their continued existence as peoples, in accordance with their own cultural patterns, social institutions and legal system.” – Jose R. “Indigenous communities, peoples and nations are those which, having a historical continuity with pre-invasion and pre-colonial societies that developed on their territories, consider themselves distinct from other sectors of the societies now prevailing on those territories, or parts of them. Historians note that for much of Ontario’s and Canada’s history “to be a (proper) Canadian one had to be a (proper) Christian.” People belonging to minority creed communities faced significant, and in some cases severe, persecution and discrimination.Īmong the most egregious historical examples of legally permitted discrimination based on creed and race were the sustained Canadian government efforts to assimilate Indigenous peoples over the 19 th and 20 th centuries, particularly following the introduction of the Indian Act in 1876. Ontario laws have long recognized ideals of religious freedom, even if interpreting and applying these in the past in selective and discriminatory ways that did not protect, or seek to protect, religious equality. It just demands a repeat viewing if only to figure out what in the hell was going on.There has always been creed diversity in Ontario. Tracy Willet (Carrie) is unbelievable strong in the lead and Animosity is harrowing with frequent shocks. To say anything more would do Animosity a disservice but by the same token things get muddy and impenetrable. She then encounters his co-workers (who incredibly, car pool with him despite his living in the absolute middle of nowhere) and without divulging too much, we find out certain people aren’t who they seem while others are exactly who they appear. This is followed by a run-in and chase with a bleeding “lost boy” intruder, who strangely recognizes her.Ĭarrie’s fright is met with callous indifference from her husband and that’s when Animosity hangs a hard left, after what could’ve been a Sinister/Insidious-type of film, to name a few from the current crop of bad mojo homestead movies.
She has a terrifying encounter with a bald, Second Amendment shithead neighbour (a Rob Corddry type - jeez, we really have Comedy Central covered). She directs and scores dismal horror films of the type frequently showcased on our site and he’s involved in some nebulous medical research. The premise: a married Daily Show Samantha Bee type “Carrie” and a Bruce Springsteen type, “Mike” purchase a dream house in the woods. It’s far and away our least favorite genre as the further removed from the horrors of reality, the more your terror purchasing power is reduced.Īnimosity has so much promise and maybe lots of payoff too depending on your sensibilities.Īt the outset, a woman creepily drags a girl through the woods (apropos of nothing, the filmmaker and actor in the DVD commentary can’t distinguish between a skill saw and a chainsaw).
Before we go poking around in the dark, a caveat: we harbor animus against supernatural horror.
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