Alanis Obomsawin Movies

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

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

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

A series of still images follows master Líl̓wat basket maker Mathilda Jim, from the harvesting of materials to the creation of a...

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...

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

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

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

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...

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

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...