Alanis Obomsawin Movies

  • 1984
    Incident at Restigouche

    Incident at Restigouche

    Incident at Restigouche

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    Incident at Restigouche is a 1984 documentary film by Alanis Obomsawin, chronicling a series of two raids on the Listuguj Mi'gmaq First Nation...

    Incident at Restigouche
  • 2016
    Heritage Minutes: Kenojuak Ashevak

    Heritage Minutes: Kenojuak Ashevak

    Heritage Minutes: Kenojuak Ashevak

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    A founding member of Cape Dorset’s famed printmaking co-op, Kenojuak Ashevak introduced Inuit art to the world.

    Heritage Minutes: Kenojuak Ashevak
  • 2018
    The Devil's Share

    The Devil's Share

    The Devil's Share

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    Quebec, on the cusp of the 1960s. The province is on the brink of momentous change. Deftly selecting clips from nearly 200 films from the National...

    The Devil's Share
  • 2021
    Don Burnstick In Kattawapiskak

    Don Burnstick In Kattawapiskak

    Don Burnstick In Kattawapiskak

    02021HD

    Cree comedian Don Burnstick is a legend across Turtle Island. His trademark brand of comedy is deeply rooted in the First Nations experience. Like...

    Don Burnstick In Kattawapiskak
  • 1979
    Cold Journey

    Cold Journey

    Cold Journey

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    Alanis Obomsawin shows children film clips about the struggle of a Cree boy who is caught between Indigenous and settler worlds. Following these...

    Cold Journey
  • 2023
    The Spirit of the Tsilqot'in People is Hovering over the Supreme Court

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

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

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    The Tŝilhqot’in Nation is represented by six communities in the stunningly beautiful interior of British Columbia. Surrounded by mountains...

    The Spirit of the Tsilqot'in People is Hovering over the Supreme Court
  • 2022
    Wabano: The Light of the Day

    Wabano: The Light of the Day

    Wabano: The Light of the Day

    02022HD

    Nestled at the heart of Canada’s national capital, the Wabano Centre for Aboriginal Health has been a haven for generations of Indigenous...

    Wabano: The Light of the Day
  • 1977
    Mother of Many Children

    Mother of Many Children

    Mother of Many Children

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    This film is an album of Native womanhood, portraying a proud matriarchal society that for centuries has been pressured to adopt different standards...

    Mother of Many Children
  • 1977
    Amisk

    Amisk

    Amisk

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    A performing arts film by Alanis Obomsawin, it documents efforts to raise funds for the James Bay Cree and was made at a time when Cree territory was...

    Amisk
  • 1995
    My Name Is Kahentiiosta

    My Name Is Kahentiiosta

    My Name Is Kahentiiosta

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    This documentary short by Alanis Obomsawin tells the story of Kahentiiosta, a young Kahnawake Mohawk woman arrested after the Oka Crisis' 78-day...

    My Name Is Kahentiiosta
  • 2005
    Sigwan

    Sigwan

    Sigwan

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    A young Native girl, rejected by her classmates, is comforted and counselled by the animals of the forest.

    Sigwan
  • 2017
    Walking Is Medicine

    Walking Is Medicine

    Walking Is Medicine

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    The Nishiyuu walkers made the trek from Whapmagoostui in Quebec to Ottawa, a 1,600-kilometre journey whose roots date back millennia. At the heart of...

    Walking Is Medicine
  • 2013
    Hi-Ho Mistahey!

    Hi-Ho Mistahey!

    Hi-Ho Mistahey!

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    Alanis Obomsawin tells the story of Shannen’s Dream, a national campaign to provide equitable access to education for First Nations children,...

    Hi-Ho Mistahey!
  • 2024
    My Friend the Green Horse

    My Friend the Green Horse

    My Friend the Green Horse

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    Often feeling alone in her waking life, the young Alanis Obomsawin found friendship with the Green Horse, a benevolent being she visited regularly in...

    My Friend the Green Horse
  • 2010
    When All the Leaves Are Gone

    When All the Leaves Are Gone

    When All the Leaves Are Gone

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    As the only First Nations student in an all-white 1940s school, eight-year old Wato is keenly aware of the hostility towards her. She deeply misses...

    When All the Leaves Are Gone
  • 2007
    Gene Boy Came Home

    Gene Boy Came Home

    Gene Boy Came Home

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    A portrait of Eugene "Gene Boy" Benedict from Odanak Indian Reserve near Montreal, Quebec. At 17, adrift and beginning to lose his way, he accepted a...

    Gene Boy Came Home
  • 2006
    Waban-Aki: People from Where the Sun Rises

    Waban-Aki: People from Where the Sun Rises

    Waban-Aki: People from Where the Sun Rises

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    Having dedicated nearly four decades to chronicling the lives of Canada's First Nations, Alanis Obomsawin returns to the village where she was raised...

    Waban-Aki: People from Where the Sun Rises
  • 1986
    Richard Cardinal: Cry from a Diary of a Métis Child

    Richard Cardinal: Cry from a Diary of a Métis Child

    Richard Cardinal: Cry from a Diary of a Métis Child

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    This short documentary is a moving tribute to Richard Cardinal, a Métis adolescent who committed suicide in 1984. Taken from his home at the...

    Richard Cardinal: Cry from a Diary of a Métis Child
  • 2021
    Le grand solstice

    Le grand solstice

    Le grand solstice

    02021HD

    Le grand solstice
  • 2023
    Outdoor Art Gallery

    Outdoor Art Gallery

    Outdoor Art Gallery

    02023HD

    Documentary on the outdoor art gallery in Attawapiskat.

    Outdoor Art Gallery