Alanis Obomsawin Movies

Through a series of still images, the bright, inquisitive and beautiful faces of the children from the Atikamekw community of Manawan are seen at...

Utilizing engineering ingenuity that is centuries old, Atikamekw elders Agatha and Cézar Néwashish build a small-scale version of a...

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

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...

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

A founding member of Cape Dorset’s famed printmaking co-op, Kenojuak Ashevak introduced Inuit art to the world.

Elder Marie Leo recounts her experiences going through puberty. Growing up on the Líl̓wat Nation near Mount Currie, B.C., Marie details...

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

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...

Documentary on the outdoor art gallery in Attawapiskat.

The Nishiyuu walkers made the trek from Whapmagoostui in Quebec to Ottawa, a 1,600-kilometre journey whose roots date back millennia. At the heart of...

Documentary on the importance of Indigenous resistance to the Canadian government.

Documentary on Treaty No. 5.

Documentary on the Kattawapiskak Elementary School.

The village of Old Crow and the people from the Vuntut Gwitchin First Nation are located on the banks of the Porcupine River 80 miles inside the...

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

Documentary on additional hearings involving Indigenous people and the Canadian government.

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

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