Alanis Obomsawin Filmes

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...

First Nations documentary

Alanis Obomsawin, a North American Indian who earns her living by singing and making films, is the mother of an adopted child. She talks about her...

A young Native girl, rejected by her classmates, is comforted and counselled by the animals of the forest.

The story of a young Micmac girl whose name means "the light from the dawn."

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

The remarkable construction of the venerable snowshoe is demonstrated from start to finish. Atikamekw Elders Mariane and Athanas Jacob take us into...

“It’s not how it used to be.” The words of Cézar Néwashish resonate throughout this short documentary that explores...

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

Utilizing engineering ingenuity that is centuries old, Atikamekw elders Agatha and Cézar Néwashish build a small-scale version of a...

Through a series of still images, the bright, inquisitive and beautiful faces of the children from the Atikamekw community of Manawan are seen at...

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...

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