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L'avenir entre nos mains - DVD ONF/NFB


Catalogue Number:  NFB524187
Producer:  National Film Board Of Canada
Producers:  Barbara Janes, Kathleen Shannon
Directors:  Carol Geddes
Producing Agencies:  Federal Women's Film Program (Ottawa), National Film Board of Canada (Montreal)
Subject:  Civics, Documentary, Indigenous Peoples, Women's Studies
Language:  French
Country Of Origin:  Canada
Copyright Year:  1986
Running Time:  29:29


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A tribute to Indigenous women everywhere, this short documentary focuses on 5 women from across Canada. Of varied ages and backgrounds, they have achieved success in a variety of careers: as the Yukon legislature's first Indigenous woman minister (Margaret Joe), as a deck hand on a fishing boat (Corinne Hunt), as a teacher (Sophie MacLeod), as a lawyer (Roberta Jamieson), and as a band council chief (Sophie May Pierre - St. Mary’s Indian Band of the Ktunaxa Nation off the Ktunaxa Nation). Each of these women talks about how she got to where she is today, and attests to the importance of Indigenous culture - its values, art, and spiritual beliefs - in helping her to develop a sense of self and seeing through rough times, including residential school experiences.



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