#The 20 Best Zombie Movies Of All Time

Historically, the concept of “blood quantum” refers to the somewhat controversial practice of defining a person as Indigenous based on what fraction of their heritage comes from an Indigenous group. Blood quantum was used to establish legally quantifiable racial groups in North America, and many American Indian tribes utilize it as a benchmark for membership. 

The film “Blood Quantum” is an interesting twist on the practice, exploring what happens when a specific tribe discovers that it’s immune to a plague that reanimates people, turning them into zombies. Their white neighbors invade the reservation, seeking protection at the expense of the Indigenous people who already live there, as per usual. 

“Blood Quantum” is a grisly film that follows many of genre’s tropes (including, but not limited to, the character who attempts to hide that they’ve been bitten by a zombie with devastating consequences), but it also comes with intriguing sociopolitical commentary that represents a new creative direction for Indigenous Canadian filmmaking.