Overview
Alanis Obomsawin
Known For
Bones of Crows
Cree matriarch Aline Spears survives a childhood in Canada’s residential...
Mary Two-Axe Earley: I Am Indian Again
After marrying a settler, Mary Two-Axe Earley lost her legal...
Merata: How Mum Decolonised the Screen
This film is an intimate portrayal of pioneering filmmaker Merata...
Heritage Minutes: Kenojuak Ashevak
A founding member of Cape Dorset’s famed printmaking co-op, Kenojuak...
Making Movie History: Alanis Obomsawin
Alanis Obomsawin talks about how she got her start at...
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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Alanis Obomsawin, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.