Alanis Obomsawin Movies

Six months following the events of her documentary The People of the Kattawapiskak River, Alanis Obomsawin returns to the Cree community of...

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...

Nestled at the heart of Canada’s national capital, the Wabano Centre for Aboriginal Health has been a haven for generations of Indigenous...

Often feeling alone in her waking life, the young Alanis Obomsawin found friendship with the Green Horse, a benevolent being she visited regularly in...

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

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

A portrait of Eugene "Gene Boy" Benedict from Odanak Indian Reserve near Montreal, Quebec. At 17, adrift and beginning to lose his way, he accepted a...

Documentary on Treaty No. 5.

Alanis Obomsawin shows children film clips about the struggle of a Cree boy who is caught between Indigenous and settler worlds. Following these...

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

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...

This short documentary by Alanis Obomsawin takes us to Poundmaker's Lodge, a treatment centre in St. Albert, Alberta, that welcomes Native people...

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.

Documentary on the Kattawapiskak Elementary School.

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

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

Amid a severe housing crisis that made international headlines in 2011, the federal government imposed third-party management on the Attawapiskat...

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