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Mother of Many Children

Filmmaker Alanis Obomsawin meets with Indigenous women from different First Nations, uncovering a proud matriarchal culture that has been pressured to adopt the values of white society. Women reveal how they struggle to regain a sense of equality and pass on their culture to younger generations.

IMDb 7.258min1977X-RayPG-13

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Audio languages: English

Subtitles: English

Directors: Alanis Obomsawin

Producers: Don Hopkins Douglas Macdonald Alanis Obomsawin

Cast: Alanis Obomsawin Merle Baptist Elizabeth Fontaine Shirley Foster Sherri Laughing Mary Ann Lavallee Margaret McKinney Clara Monkman Nancy Morrison Samson Neacappo

Studio: National Film Board of Canada

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