of society. Decolonization is an inherently feminist act because it is centred around dismantling an facet of the ancient and oppressive social hierarchy designed to enact racism and sexism within society. Therefore, in order to make progress within the feminist movement there must be a collective understanding of colonial oppression and the violent trauma it has caused within Indigenous communities and among the generations of Indigenous peoples. Feminists and decolonization activist are fighting back against the same systems of social hierarchal oppression so, both movements are interconnected. Throughout her extensive career Norma Bailey has written, produced, and directed several films that represent narratives other than her own, such as the experiences of Indigenous people and communities in Canada. However, Bailey avoids representing Indigenous peoples within the racist stereotypes commonly associated with them by colonial society. Such stereotypes include but are not limited to the dirty squaw, the noble savage, and finally the Indian princess. There is this important element of sympathy for the consequences inflicted upon Indigenous peoples, especially Indigenous women, by colonization and its hierarchal structures that enforce inequality and injustice within her movies. For example, in Bailey's 1986 film The Wake she resists judging the Indigenous female characters in the film for their wrongdoings and instead fixates on the condemnation of the white men who participate in oppressing these women. Although, Ikwe (1986) is arguably the film in Bailey extensive repertoire that best represents the relationship between colonial oppression and sexism, and the need for decolonization and feminist movements. Ikwe Ikwe is a part of the Daughters of the Country short film series produced by Norma Bailey in 1986. The film is set in 1770 and follows the story of a young Ojibwa girl named Ikew who marries a Scottish fur trader, named Angus, and her journey leaving her home and tribe for the Georgian Bay shores with her husband. Although the arranged union is potentially beneficial to her tribe, it results in a difficult life for Ikwe as her and her husband are never able to peacefully merge their cultures and create a unified home for themselves or their children. Traditional values and customs are in a constant state of clashing for Ikwe, though she believes her daughter has to power to create a new way of life using both of her parents cultures. Norma Bailey tells the story of conflicting cultures through they eyes of a