Alanis Obomsawin Movies

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

First Nations documentary

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...

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...

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...

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...

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

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.

The principal and his wife at the Indian Affairs school in Waskaganish, James Bay, have initiated a curriculum development project with input from...

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

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

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...