Our Nationhood

Obomsawin, Alanis, (film director.). Obomsawin, Alanis, (film producer.). Bochner, Sally, (film producer.). National Film Board of Canada (Montreal), (film producer.).

Summary: In Our Nationhood, Abenaki filmmaker and artist Alanis Obomsawin chronicles the determination and tenacity of the Listuguj Mi'kmaq people to use and manage the natural resources of their traditional lands. Our Nationhood provides a contemporary perspective on the Mi'kmaq people's ongoing struggle and ultimate success, culminating in the community receiving an award for Best Managed River from the same government that had denied their traditional rights.

Record details

Physical Description: 1 streaming video (96 min., 40 sec.) : sound
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Publisher: Montreal : National Film Board of Canada, 2009.
Copyright: ©2003

Content descriptions

General Note:	Aboriginal filmmaker. Agency - English program:.Quebec Centre.
Restrictions on Access Note:	No restrictions.
Creation/Production Credits Note:	Director, Alanis Obomsawin ; editor, Alison Burns ; original music, Francis Grandmont ; writer, Alanis Obomsawin ; camera, Philippe Amiguet, Michel La Veaux, Yoan Cart, Alanis Obomsawin ; location sound, Raymond Marcoux, Ismaël Cordeiro, Glenn Hodgins ; photo research, Meilan Lam ; sound editor, André Chaput ; voice recording, Geoffrey Mitchell ; drawings, Jean Dallaire ; research, Alanis Obomsawin ; animation camera, Pierre Landry ; music recording, Geoffrey Mitchell, Sylvain Cajelais ; re-recording mixer, Serge Boivin, Geoffrey Mitchell ; producer, Alanis Obomsawin ; executive producer, Sally Bochner.
Participant or Performer Note:	Voice, Jean-René Ouellet ; narration, Alanis Obomsawin.
Date/Time and Place of an Event Note:	Recorded 2003.
Target Audience Note:	14-16.
System Details Note:	Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Source of Description Note:	Description based on online resource; title from title screen (National Film Board of Canada, viewed 2024-03-01).