Alanis Obomsawin Movies

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

Elders Mariane and Athanas Jacob – of the Atikamekw community of Manawan – demonstrate a moose-call horn constructed from bark. The...

Expert fishers for their entire lives, Líl̓wat Elders Cora and Daniel Wells share their deep knowledge of salmon fishing, cleaning and...

Close-up photographs of baskets, tools and utensils used in the past and still used today by the L'ilawat of Canada. Printed notes describe the use...

Documentary on the Kattawapiskak Elementary School.

The struggle of a Cree boy who is caught between the traditions of his people and the settlers' world.

Filmed in front of a captivated audience during a visit to Attawapiskat (Kattawapiskat), Fleury shares his arresting story of surviving abuse and...

Alanis Obomsawin talks about how she got her start at the NFB and the overarching importance of sound/story in her work.

In a series of playful portraits, Líl̓wat children and youth go about their daily duties at the community’s summer camp outside...

The farming practices of residents of the Líl̓wat Nation near Mount Currie, B.C., are presented in a series of snapshots that illustrate...

An intimate portrait of Marie Leo, a Sto:lo woman who was adopted into a Líl̓wat family as a baby. Marie’s gentle narrative of her...

François Néwashish was the only one in his family from the Atikamekw community of Manawan not to go to residential school. He...

Wild rice is an important source of food and revenue for many Anishinaabe people, who sometimes travel hundreds of kilometres to harvest the grain in...

The people of the L'íl'wat First Nation record their personal narratives about their culture, history, education, and the impact of residential...

Documentary on the importance of Indigenous resistance to the Canadian government.

Documentary on additional hearings involving Indigenous people and the Canadian government.

Documentary on the outdoor art gallery in Attawapiskat.

Obomsawin narrates as children learn of the traditions and life of Gabriel, a Cree boy from Fort George, James Bay. The Northern Cree "Walking Out...

On a beautiful summer’s day in Nunavik, a family enjoys the pleasures of berry picking and fishing as the sound of two Elders throat-singing...