Alanis Obomsawin

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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Amisk

Waseteg

Narrator

Capturing Reality

Self

Dans un cinéma près de chez vous

Self

Bones of Crows

TRC Film Director

Trick or Treaty?

Narrator

Christmas at Moose Factory

Narrator (voice)

Our Dear Sisters

Self

Documenting John Grierson

Kanehsatake, 270 Years of Resistance

Narrator (voice)

Merata: How Mum Decolonised the Screen

Self

Rocks at Whiskey Trench

Self - Narrator (voice)

Jordan River Anderson, The Messenger

Narrator (voice)

Eliza's Horoscope

Indian Maiden

Mary Two-Axe Earley: I Am Indian Again

Self

Bill Reid Remembers

Self - Narrator (voice)

Dream Magic

Self

Incident at Restigouche

Narrator

Walking Is Medicine

Narrator (voice)

The Devil's Share

Self (archive footage)

Is the Crown at war with us?

Narrator (voice)

Heritage Minutes: Queenston Heights

Narrator

My Friend the Green Horse

Narrator

Mother of Many Children

Narrator (voice)

Canada Vignettes: June in Povungnituk - Quebec Arctic

Narrator

Le grand solstice

Self

Making Movie History: Alanis Obomsawin

Self

Heritage Minutes: Kenojuak Ashevak

Narrator (voice)

La semaine des 4 Julie

Self

Bonsoir bonsoir!

Self

Sounds From Our People: Gabriel Goes to the City

Narrator

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