When director Damien Eagle Bear started his journey as a filmmaker, the first person he interviewed was Pernell Bad Arm, a homeless man he encountered while filming at a Lethbridge, Alberta shelter. Years later, Eagle Bear encounters Bad Arm’s face again—online, in a meme. Initially used disrespectfully by non-Indigenous people, the image was soon reclaimed by Indigenous memers, who added the popular Rez catchphrase “skoden” (from “let’s go, then”), transforming it into a rallying cry. The meme went viral. Revisiting his early recordings, Eagle Bear delves into the story of the man behind the image, speaking to Bad Arm’s family members and friends. His story reveals the complex relationship between Lethbridge and its unhoused Indigenous population, offering a poignant humanist perspective on Canada’s growing street community. Aisha Jamal.
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