About Alanis Obomsawin
Alanis Obomsawin, is an Abenaki American-Canadian filmmaker, singer, artist, and activist primarily known for her documentary films. Born in New Hampshire, United States, and raised primarily in Quebec, Canada, she has written and directed many National Film Board of Canada documentaries on First Nations issues. Obomsawin is a member of Film Fatales group of independent women filmmakers. Her best known documentary is Kanehsatake: 270 Years of Resistance, regarding the 1990 Oka Crisis in Quebec.
Known for:
The People of the Kattawapiskak River|Gene Boy Came Home|Hi-Ho Mistahey!|Trick or Treaty?|We Can't Make the Same Mistake Twice|Rocks at Whiskey Trench|Our People Will Be Healed|Is the Crown At War With Us?|Waban-Aki: People From Where the Sun Rises|Our Nationhood|Jordan River Anderson, the Messenger|Walking is Medicine|Honour to Senator Murray Sinclair|Bill Reid Remembers|Bush Lady
Notable works:
Kanehsatake
Awards:
Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal|Queen Elizabeth II Golden Jubilee Medal|Prix Albert-Tessier|Governor General's Performing Arts Award|Member of the Order of Canada|Companion of the Order of Canada|Officer of the Order of Canada|Grand Officer of the National Order of Quebec|Women of Distinction Awards|Commander of the Order of Montreal|honorary doctorate at the Laval University|Companion of the Ordre des arts et des lettres du Québec|honorary doctorate from the McGill University|honorary doctor of the Dartmouth College|honorary doctorate from Dalhousie University|honorary doctorate from the University of British Columbia|honorary doctorate of Concordia University|honorary doctor of Ryerson University|Prix Iris Tribute Award|honorary doctorate from Carleton University|Governor General's Award in Visual and Media Arts|honorary doctorate from York University|honorary doctorate from the Western University
