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Alanis Obomsawin

  • Director
  • Producer
  • Writer
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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 producer, known for Kanehsatake: 270 Years of Resistance (1993), Waban-aki: People from Where the Sun Rises (2006) and Our People Will Be Healed (2017).
BornAugust 31, 1932
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BornAugust 31, 1932
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    • Awards
      • 18 wins & 11 nominations total

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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
    7.2
    • Director
    • 2006
    Our People Will Be Healed (2017)
    Our People Will Be Healed
    6.9
    • Director
    • 2017
    Is the Crown at War with Us? (2002)
    Is the Crown at War with Us?
    8.0
    • Director
    • 2002

    Credits

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    Director

    • My Friend the Green Horse (2024)
      My Friend the Green Horse
      Short
      • Director
      • 2024
    • Important to Us
      Short
      • Director
      • 2023
    • Kattawapiskak Elementary School (2023)
      Kattawapiskak Elementary School
      Short
      • Director
      • 2023
    • Let's Study Treaty No. 5
      Short
      • Director
      • 2023
    • Outdoor Art Gallery (2023)
      Outdoor Art Gallery
      Short
      • Director
      • 2023
    • The Retaliation Hearings (2023)
      The Retaliation Hearings
      Video
      • 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
    • Don Burnstick in Kattawapiskak
      Short
      • Director
      • 2021
    • Honour to Senator Murray Sinclair (2021)
      Honour to Senator Murray Sinclair
      9.0
      Short
      • Director
      • 2021
    • Theo Fleury Visits Kattawapiskak (2021)
      Theo Fleury Visits Kattawapiskak
      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
      6.5
      • Director
      • 2019
    • Walking is Medicine (2017)
      Walking is Medicine
      Short
      • Director
      • 2017

    Producer

    • Bet'sune Yinesha
      • executive producer
      • Post-production
    • My Friend the Green Horse (2024)
      My Friend the Green Horse
      Short
      • producer
      • 2024
    • 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
      9.0
      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
      6.5
      • 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
      7.5
      • producer
      • 2016
    • Trick or Treaty? (2014)
      Trick or Treaty?
      6.4
      • producer
      • 2014
    • Hi-Ho Mistahey! (2013)
      Hi-Ho Mistahey!
      6.5
      • producer
      • 2013
    • The Federal Court Hearing (2012)
      The Federal Court Hearing
      Short
      • producer
      • 2012
    • The People of the Kattawapiskak River (2012)
      The People of the Kattawapiskak River
      6.8
      • producer
      • 2012
    • The People of the Kattawapiskak River - Six Months Later (2012)
      The People of the Kattawapiskak River - Six Months Later
      Short
      • producer
      • 2012
    • When All the Leaves Are Gone (2010)
      When All the Leaves Are Gone
      7.0
      Short
      • producer
      • 2010
    • Gene Boy Came Home (2007)
      Gene Boy Came Home
      7.0
      Short
      • producer
      • 2007

    Writer

    • My Friend the Green Horse (2024)
      My Friend the Green Horse
      Short
      • writer
      • 2024
    • 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
      9.0
      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
      6.5
      • 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
      7.5
      • writer
      • 2016
    • Trick or Treaty? (2014)
      Trick or Treaty?
      6.4
      • writer
      • 2014
    • Hi-Ho Mistahey! (2013)
      Hi-Ho Mistahey!
      6.5
      • writer
      • 2013
    • The Federal Court Hearing (2012)
      The Federal Court Hearing
      Short
      • Writer
      • 2012
    • The People of the Kattawapiskak River (2012)
      The People of the Kattawapiskak River
      6.8
      • writer
      • 2012
    • The People of the Kattawapiskak River - Six Months Later (2012)
      The People of the Kattawapiskak River - Six Months Later
      Short
      • writer
      • 2012
    • When All the Leaves Are Gone (2010)
      When All the Leaves Are Gone
      7.0
      Short
      • writer
      • 2010
    • Norman Cornett in Professor Norman Cornett (2009)
      Professor Norman Cornett
      7.3
      • writer
      • 2009

    Personal details

    • 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

    Did you know

    • Trivia
      She was awarded the C.C. (Companion of the Order of Canada) on November 18, 2019 by the Canadian Governor General for her services to Canada. She lives in Montréal, Quebec, Canada. Over the course of five decades with the National Film Board of Canada, the documentary filmmaker and gifted narrator has released more than 50 documentary films that have changed the national conversation on Indigenous issues.

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