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Alanis Obomsawin

  • Director
  • Writer
  • Producer
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Alanis Obomsawin at an event for Our Nationhood (2003)
Alanis Obomsawin was born on 31 August 1932 in Lebanon, New Hampshire, USA. She is a director and writer, known for Kanehsatake: 270 Years of Resistance (1993), Waban-aki: People from Where the Sun Rises (2006) and Is the Crown at War with Us? (2002).
BornAugust 31, 1932
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BornAugust 31, 1932
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    • Awards
      • 18 wins & 10 nominations

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    Known for

    Kanehsatake: 270 Years of Resistance (1993)
    Kanehsatake: 270 Years of Resistance
    7.9
    • Director
    • 1993
    Waban-aki: People from Where the Sun Rises (2006)
    Waban-aki: People from Where the Sun Rises
    7.8
    • Director
    • 2006
    Is the Crown at War with Us? (2002)
    Is the Crown at War with Us?
    7.9
    • Director
    • 2002
    Our People Will Be Healed (2017)
    Our People Will Be Healed
    6.0
    • Director
    • 2017

    Credits

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    Director

    • Important to Us
      Short
      • Director
      • 2023
    • The Retaliation Hearings (2023)
      The Retaliation Hearings
      Video
      • Director
      • 2023
    • Let's Study Treaty No. 5
      Short
      • Director
      • 2023
    • Outdoor Art Gallery (2023)
      Outdoor Art Gallery
      Short
      • Director
      • 2023
    • Kattawapiskak Elementary School (2023)
      Kattawapiskak Elementary School
      Short
      • Director
      • 2023
    • The Spirit of the Tsilqot'in People is Hovering over the Supreme Court (2023)
      The Spirit of the Tsilqot'in People is Hovering over the Supreme Court
      Short
      • Director
      • 2023
    • Wabano: The Light of the Day (2022)
      Wabano: The Light of the Day
      Short
      • Director
      • 2022
    • Bill Reid Remembers (2022)
      Bill Reid Remembers
      Short
      • Director
      • 2022
    • Theo Fleury Visits Kattawapiskak (2021)
      Theo Fleury Visits Kattawapiskak
      Short
      • Director
      • 2021
    • Don Burnstick in Kattawapiskak
      Short
      • Director
      • 2021
    • Honour to Senator Murray Sinclair (2021)
      Honour to Senator Murray Sinclair
      Short
      • Director
      • 2021
    • Upstairs with David Amram (2021)
      Upstairs with David Amram
      Short
      • Director
      • 2021
    • Jordan River Anderson, the Messenger (2019)
      Jordan River Anderson, the Messenger
      6.4
      • Director
      • 2019
    • Walking is Medicine (2017)
      Walking is Medicine
      Short
      • Director
      • 2017
    • Our People Will Be Healed (2017)
      Our People Will Be Healed
      6.0
      • Director
      • 2017

    Writer

    • Wabano: The Light of the Day (2022)
      Wabano: The Light of the Day
      Short
      • Writer
      • 2022
    • Bill Reid Remembers (2022)
      Bill Reid Remembers
      Short
      • Writer
      • 2022
    • Honour to Senator Murray Sinclair (2021)
      Honour to Senator Murray Sinclair
      Short
      • Writer
      • 2021
    • Upstairs with David Amram (2021)
      Upstairs with David Amram
      Short
      • Writer
      • 2021
    • Jordan River Anderson, the Messenger (2019)
      Jordan River Anderson, the Messenger
      6.4
      • writer
      • 2019
    • Walking is Medicine (2017)
      Walking is Medicine
      Short
      • Writer
      • 2017
    • We Can't Make the Same Mistake Twice (2016)
      We Can't Make the Same Mistake Twice
      7.7
      • writer
      • 2016
    • Trick or Treaty? (2014)
      Trick or Treaty?
      6.5
      • writer
      • 2014
    • Hi-Ho Mistahey! (2013)
      Hi-Ho Mistahey!
      7.1
      • writer
      • 2013
    • The People of the Kattawapiskak River (2012)
      The People of the Kattawapiskak River
      6.9
      • writer
      • 2012
    • The People of the Kattawapiskak River - Six Months Later (2012)
      The People of the Kattawapiskak River - Six Months Later
      Short
      • writer
      • 2012
    • The Federal Court Hearing (2012)
      The Federal Court Hearing
      Short
      • Writer
      • 2012
    • When All the Leaves Are Gone (2010)
      When All the Leaves Are Gone
      7.3
      Short
      • writer
      • 2010
    • Professor Norman Cornett (2009)
      Professor Norman Cornett
      7.3
      • writer
      • 2009
    • Waban-aki: People from Where the Sun Rises (2006)
      Waban-aki: People from Where the Sun Rises
      7.8
      • Writer
      • 2006

    Producer

    • Bet'sune Yinesha
      • producer
      • Pre-production
    • Wabano: The Light of the Day (2022)
      Wabano: The Light of the Day
      Short
      • producer
      • 2022
    • Bill Reid Remembers (2022)
      Bill Reid Remembers
      Short
      • producer
      • 2022
    • Honour to Senator Murray Sinclair (2021)
      Honour to Senator Murray Sinclair
      Short
      • producer
      • 2021
    • Upstairs with David Amram (2021)
      Upstairs with David Amram
      Short
      • producer
      • 2021
    • Jordan River Anderson, the Messenger (2019)
      Jordan River Anderson, the Messenger
      6.4
      • producer
      • 2019
    • Walking is Medicine (2017)
      Walking is Medicine
      Short
      • producer
      • 2017
    • We Can't Make the Same Mistake Twice (2016)
      We Can't Make the Same Mistake Twice
      7.7
      • producer
      • 2016
    • Trick or Treaty? (2014)
      Trick or Treaty?
      6.5
      • producer
      • 2014
    • Hi-Ho Mistahey! (2013)
      Hi-Ho Mistahey!
      7.1
      • producer
      • 2013
    • The People of the Kattawapiskak River (2012)
      The People of the Kattawapiskak River
      6.9
      • producer
      • 2012
    • The People of the Kattawapiskak River - Six Months Later (2012)
      The People of the Kattawapiskak River - Six Months Later
      Short
      • producer
      • 2012
    • The Federal Court Hearing (2012)
      The Federal Court Hearing
      Short
      • producer
      • 2012
    • When All the Leaves Are Gone (2010)
      When All the Leaves Are Gone
      7.3
      Short
      • producer
      • 2010
    • Gene Boy Came Home (2007)
      Gene Boy Came Home
      7.1
      Short
      • producer
      • 2007
    • Waban-aki: People from Where the Sun Rises (2006)
      Waban-aki: People from Where the Sun Rises
      7.8
      • producer
      • 2006

    Personal details

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    • Official sites
      • Government of Québec's honors
      • NFB
    • Alternative name
      • Prinzessin Alanis
    • Born
      • August 31, 1932
      • Lebanon, New Hampshire, USA
    • Publicity listings
      • 1 Print Biography
      • 1 Article

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      Made a special appearance at the Brock University in St. Catherines, Ontario to discuss her life as a filmmaker and as a Native American. She also showed a special screening for her newest film "Waban-Aki: People from Where the Sun Rises".

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