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Our Dear Sisters
Alanis Obomsawin, an Indigenous woman who earns her living by singing and making films, is the mother of an adopted child. She talks about her life, her people, and her responsibilities as a single parent. Her observations shake some of our cultural assumptions.
Alanis Obomsawin, an Indigenous woman who earns her living by singing and making films, is the mother of an adopted child. She talks about her life, her people, and her responsibilities as a single parent. Her observations shake some of our cultural assumptions.
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directorKathleen Shannon
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producerKathleen Shannon
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executive producerLen Chatwin
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photographyRobert NicholJoan Hutton
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soundTed HaleyEsther Auger
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editingDonna Nichol
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re-recordingJean-Pierre Joutel
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Our Dear Sisters, Kathleen Shannon, provided by the National Film Board of Canada