Alanis Obomsawin
Alanis Obomsawin, is an Abenaki American-Canadian filmmaker, singer, artist, and activist primarily known for her documentary films. Born in New Hampshire, United States, and raised primarily in Quebec, Canada, she has written and directed many National Film Board of Canada documentaries on First Nations issues. Obomsawin is a member of Film Fatales group of independent women filmmakers. Her best known documentary is Kanehsatake: 270 Years of Resistance, regarding the 1990 Oka Crisis in Quebec.
Biography adapted from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA.
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Defining films
Films by decade
Our People Will Be Healed
We Can’t Make the Same Mistake Twice
Trick or Treaty?
Hi-Ho Mistahey!
The People of the Kattawapiskak River
Professor Norman Cornett
Waban-aki: People from Where the Sun Rises
Our Nationhood
Is the Crown at War with Us?
Rocks at Whiskey Trench
Spudwrench – Kahnawake Man
My Name is Kahentiiosta
Kanehsatake 270 Years of Resistance
Walker
Le Patro Le Provost 80 Years Later
