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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Known For
Directing
Born
August 31, 1932 (age 92)
Place of Birth
Lebanon, New Hampshire, USA
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2014

Trick or Treaty?

2014

Documenting John Grierson

2023

Bones of Crows

1977

Amisk

1993

Kanehsatake, 270 Years of Resistance

2022

Bill Reid Remembers

1984

Incident at Restigouche

2024

Dans un cinéma près de chez vous

2010

Waseteg

1979

Sounds From Our People: Gabriel Goes to the City

1975

Our Dear Sisters

2017

Walking Is Medicine

2008

Capturing Reality

2019

Merata: How Mum Decolonised the Screen

2000

Rocks at Whiskey Trench

1977

Mother of Many Children

2003

Is the Crown at war with us?

2008

Dream Magic

2014

Making Movie History: Alanis Obomsawin

2013

Heritage Minutes: Queenston Heights

2019

Jordan River Anderson, The Messenger

1971

Christmas at Moose Factory

1980

Canada Vignettes: June in Povungnituk - Quebec Arctic

2018

The Devil's Share

2021

Le grand solstice

1975

Eliza's Horoscope

2021

Mary Two-Axe Earley: I Am Indian Again

2023

La semaine des 4 Julie

2023

Bonsoir bonsoir!

2023

Dans un cinéma près de chez vous

2022

Bill Reid Remembers

1993

Kanehsatake, 270 Years of Resistance

2000

Rocks at Whiskey Trench

2013

Hi-Ho Mistahey!

1984

Incident at Restigouche

2021

Honour to Senator Murray Sinclair

1972

Walk With Dignity

2012

The People of the Kattawapiskak River

1993

Kanehsatake, 270 Years of Resistance

1993

Kanehsatake, 270 Years of Resistance

1984

Incident at Restigouche

1984

Incident at Restigouche

2014

Trick or Treaty?

2022

Bill Reid Remembers

2022

Bill Reid Remembers

2022

Bill Reid Remembers

2022

Bill Reid Remembers

2022

Bill Reid Remembers

2021

Mary Two-Axe Earley: I Am Indian Again

1995

My Name Is Kahentiiosta

1995

My Name Is Kahentiiosta

1995

My Name Is Kahentiiosta

1971

Christmas at Moose Factory

1971

Christmas at Moose Factory

2021

Honour to Senator Murray Sinclair

2021

Honour to Senator Murray Sinclair

2007

Gene Boy Came Home

2022

Upstairs With David Amram

2022

Upstairs With David Amram

1991

Le patro Le Prévost - 80 Years Later

1986

Richard Cardinal: Cry from a Diary of a Métis Child

1986

Richard Cardinal: Cry from a Diary of a Métis Child

1975

L’íl’wata

2005

Sigwan

2005

Sigwan

2006

Waban-Aki: People from Where the Sun Rises

2006

Waban-Aki: People from Where the Sun Rises

2006

Waban-Aki: People from Where the Sun Rises

2012

The People of the Kattawapiskak River

2010

When All the Leaves Are Gone

2010

When All the Leaves Are Gone

2010

When All the Leaves Are Gone

1987

Poundmaker's Lodge: A Healing Place

1987

Poundmaker's Lodge: A Healing Place

1987

Poundmaker's Lodge: A Healing Place

2016

We Can't Make the Same Mistake Twice

1988

No Address

2003

Is the Crown at war with us?

1988

No Address

1977

Mother of Many Children

1986

Richard Cardinal: Cry from a Diary of a Métis Child

2014

Trick or Treaty?

2014

Trick or Treaty?

2017

Our People Will Be Healed

2003

Our Nationhood

2003

Our Nationhood

2003

Our Nationhood

2017

Walking Is Medicine

2017

Walking Is Medicine

1998

Spudwrench - Kahnawake Man

2024

My Friend the Green Horse

1979

Sounds from Our People: Old Crow

1979

Sounds From Our People: Gabriel Goes to the City

2023

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

2022

Wabano: The Light of the Day

2022

Wabano: The Light of the Day

2021

Don Burnstick In Kattawapiskak

2021

Theo Fleury Visits Kattawapiskak

1977

Amisk

2013

Hi-Ho Mistahey!

2000

Rocks at Whiskey Trench

1977

Mother of Many Children

1977

Mother of Many Children

2003

Is the Crown at war with us?

1988

No Address

2019

Jordan River Anderson, The Messenger

1993

Kanehsatake, 270 Years of Resistance

1980

Canada Vignettes: June in Povungnituk - Quebec Arctic

1980

Canada Vignettes: June in Povungnituk - Quebec Arctic

1979

Canada Vignettes: Wild Rice Harvest Kenora

1979

Canada Vignettes: Wild Rice Harvest Kenora

1975

Xusum

1975

Basket

1975

Salmon

1972

Moose Call

1972

History of Manawan - Part One

1972

History of Manawan - Part One

1972

History of Manawan - Part One

1972

History of Manawan - Part Two

1972

History of Manawan - Part Two

1972

History of Manawan - Part Two

1972

Children

1972

The Canoe

1972

Partridge

1972

Snowshoes

1975

Puberty - Part 1

1975

Puberty - Part 2

1975

Farming

1975

Mount Currie Summer Camp

1975

Objects in Our Daily Lives

1975

Objects in Our Daily Lives

1991

Le patro Le Prévost - 80 Years Later

1991

Le patro Le Prévost - 80 Years Later

1991

Le patro Le Prévost - 80 Years Later

1991

Walker

2009

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

2009

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

2012

The People of the Kattawapiskak River - Six Months Later

2012

The People of the Kattawapiskak River - Six Months Later

2012

The People of the Kattawapiskak River - Six Months Later

2012

The Federal Court Hearing

2012

The Federal Court Hearing

2012

The Federal Court Hearing

2019

Jordan River Anderson, The Messenger

2019

Jordan River Anderson, The Messenger

2019

Jordan River Anderson, The Messenger

1969

The Hoarder

1998

Spudwrench - Kahnawake Man

1998

Spudwrench - Kahnawake Man

1979

Cold Journey

1979

Cree Way

2023

Kattawapiskak School

2023

Outdoor Art Gallery

2023

Let's Study Treaty No. 5

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The Retaliation Hearings

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