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Alanis Obomsawin, (born August 31, 1932) is a Canadian filmmaker of Abenaki descent. Born in New Hampshire, and raised primarily in Quebec, she has produced and directed many National Film Board of Canada documentaries on First Nations culture and history. Her best known documentary is ''Kanehsatake: 270 Years of Resistance'', about the 1990 siege at Oka, Quebec. ==Film career== Obomsawin directed her first documentary for the NFB, ''Christmas at Moose Factory'', in 1971. To date, she has made over 40 documentaries on issues affecting Aboriginal people in Canada. Her latest film is the 2014 documentary ''Trick or Treaty?'', the first film by an indigenous filmmaker to screen in the Masters programme at the Toronto International Film Festival.〔 Obomsawin's 2013 documentary ''Hi-Ho Mistahey!'', about a teen First Nations education activist, premiered at the 2013 Toronto International Film Festival. Her 2012 documentary ''The People of the Kattawapiskak River'' on the Attawapiskat housing crisis was conceived when Obomsawin was present in the community in 2011, working on another film for the NFB. In 2010, she completed a short drama ''When All the Leaves are Gone'', about her experiences attending public school in Quebec. In 2009, she completed the documentary ''Professor Norman Cornett: "Since when do we divorce the right answer from an honest answer?'' looking at the dismissal of unorthodox McGill University religious studies lecturer Norman Cornett, which will have its world premiere at the Hot Docs film festival.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Professor Norman Cornett: "Since when do we divorce the right answer from an honest answer?" )〕 Obomsawin's recent credits include ''Gene Boy Came Home,'' about Aboriginal Vietnam War veteran Eugene Benedict.〔(NFB collections page )〕 In 2006, she completed ''WABAN-AKI: People from Where the Sun Rises'' a look at the people and stories from her home reserve of Odanak. In 2005, Ms Obomsawin completed her short drama ''Sigwan'', following a young girl who is aided by the animals of the forest. Her 2003 NFB documentary ''Our Nationhood'', chronicles the determination and tenacity of the Listuguj Mi'gmaq First Nation to use and manage the natural resources of their traditional lands.〔( NFB collections page )〕 The Mi’gmaq of Esgenoopetitj (Burnt Church), New Brunswick were the subject of her 2002 documentary, ''Is the Crown at war with us?'', exploring a conflict over fishing rights.〔(NFB collections page )〕 The 2000 NFB release ''Rocks at Whiskey Trench'' was Obomsawin's fourth film in her series about the 1990 Oka crisis. The first, ''Kanehsatake: 270 Years of Resistance'' (1993), was a feature-length film documenting the 1990 Mohawk uprising in Kanehsatake and Oka, which has won 18 international awards. It was followed by ''My Name is Kahentiiosta'' (1995), a film about a young Kahnawake Mohawk woman who was arrested after the 78-day armed standoff, and ''Spudwrench – Kahnawake Man'' (1997), profiling Randy Horne, a high-steel worker from the Mohawk community of Kahnawake. Obomsawin’s films also include: ''Incident at Restigouche'' (1984), a powerful depiction of the Quebec police raid of a Micmac reserve; ''Richard Cardinal: Cry from a Diary of a Métis Child'' (1986), the disturbing examination of an adolescent suicide, ''No Address'' (1988), a look at Montreal’s homeless, as well as ''Mother of Many Children'' (1977). Obomsawin first came to the attention of the NFB in mid 1960s, when she had held fundraising concerts to pay for the construction of a swimming pool in Odanak. Children in her community were no longer able to swim in the Saint Francis River, but were not allowed to use a pool in a neighbouring community, which was for white residents only. Obomsawin's success in raising funds for a construction of a pool for Odanak children was the subject of a half-hour program CBC-TV, which was seen by NFB producers Joe Koenig and Bob Verrall. "It was from there the National Film Board (NFB) saw it and I was invited by some producers to talk to some of the filmmakers there," said Obomsawin. "I discovered that they had a studio that only catered to () classroom, with educational film strips." They invited the singer/storyteller to the Film Board to work as an advisor on a film about Aboriginal people. She went on to direct films of her own, while continuing to perform and fight for justice for her people. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Alanis Obomsawin」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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