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 while emphasizing the importance …
How does this film encourage the dismantling of negative stereotypes imposed on Indigenous people? What obstacles and barriers for success do Indigenous women face today and in the past? Research and discuss the significance of matrilineal societies within varying distinct First Nations groups across Canada. What contributed to the shift in matrilineal societies of Indigenous nations? How can connection to traditional Indigenous culture encourage resilience and flourishing? Explain how First Nations women’s existence today is a testimony of strength.