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Alanis Obomsawin

Age · 93 Born · Aug 31, 1932 From · Lebanon, New Hampshire, USA Films · 59

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Biography

Alanis Obomsawin, OC (born August 31, 1932) is a Canadian filmmaker of Abenaki descent. Born in New Hampshire, and raised primarily in Quebec, she has produced and directed many National Film Board of Canada documentaries on First Nations culture and history.

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Known for

Honour to Senator Murray Sinclair poster

Honour to Senator Murray Sinclair

Jordan River Anderson, The Messenger poster

Jordan River Anderson, The Messenger

Waban-Aki: People from Where the Sun Rises poster

Waban-Aki: People from Where the Sun Rises

Our Nationhood poster

Career timeline

2024

My Friend the Green Horse

2023

The Spirit of the Tsilqot'in People is Hovering over the Supreme Court

Kattawapiskak Elementary School

Outdoor Art Gallery

2022

Wabano: The Light of the Day

Upstairs With David Amram

Bill Reid Remembers

2021

Honour to Senator Murray Sinclair Notable

Don Burnstick In Kattawapiskak

Theo Fleury Visits Kattawapiskak

2019

Jordan River Anderson, The Messenger Notable

2017

Walking Is Medicine

Our People Will Be Healed

2016

We Can't Make the Same Mistake Twice

2014

Trick or Treaty?

2012

The Federal Court Hearing

The People of the Kattawapiskak River - Six Months Later

2010

When All the Leaves Are Gone

2009

Professor Norman Cornett: 'Since when do we divorce the right answer from an honest answer?'

2007

Gene Boy Came Home

2006

Waban-Aki: People from Where the Sun Rises

2005

2003

Our Nationhood Notable

Is the Crown at war with us?

2000

Rocks at Whiskey Trench

1998

Spudwrench - Kahnawake Man Notable

1995

My Name Is Kahentiiosta Notable

1993

Kanehsatake, 270 Years of Resistance Notable

1991

Le patro Le Prévost - 80 Years Later Notable

Full filmography

My Friend the Green Horse poster

My Friend the Green Horse

The Spirit of the Tsilqot'in People is Hovering over the Supreme Court poster

The Spirit of the Tsilqot'in People is Hovering over the Supreme Court

Kattawapiskak Elementary School poster

Kattawapiskak Elementary School

Outdoor Art Gallery poster

Outdoor Art Gallery

Let's Study Treaty No. 5 poster

Let's Study Treaty No. 5

Wabano: The Light of the Day poster

Wabano: The Light of the Day

Upstairs With David Amram poster

Upstairs With David Amram

Bill Reid Remembers poster

Bill Reid Remembers

Honour to Senator Murray Sinclair poster

Honour to Senator Murray Sinclair

Don Burnstick In Kattawapiskak poster

Don Burnstick In Kattawapiskak

Theo Fleury Visits Kattawapiskak poster

Theo Fleury Visits Kattawapiskak

Jordan River Anderson, The Messenger poster

Jordan River Anderson, The Messenger

Walking Is Medicine poster

Walking Is Medicine

Our People Will Be Healed poster

Our People Will Be Healed

We Can't Make the Same Mistake Twice poster

We Can't Make the Same Mistake Twice

Trick or Treaty? poster

Trick or Treaty?

The Federal Court Hearing poster

The Federal Court Hearing

The People of the Kattawapiskak River - Six Months Later poster

The People of the Kattawapiskak River - Six Months Later

When All the Leaves Are Gone poster

When All the Leaves Are Gone

Professor Norman Cornett: 'Since when do we divorce the right answer from an honest answer?' poster

Professor Norman Cornett: 'Since when do we divorce the right answer from an honest answer?'

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