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Alanis Obomsawin Biography

Alanis Obomsawin, OC GOQ (born August 31, 1932) is an American Canadian Abenaki filmmaker, singer, artist and activist primarily known for her documentaries . Born in New Hampshire, United States and raised primarily in Quebec, Canada, she has written and directed many National Film Board of Canada documentaries on First Nations issues.

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When the last tree is cut, the last fish is caught, and the last river is polluted; when to breathe the air is sickening, you will realize, too late, that wealth is not in bank accounts and that you can't eat money.

Bank, Caught, Food, Money, Nature, Tree

So much history can be lost if no one tells the story -- so that's what I do. I tell the stories. This is my way of fighting for social change.

Change, Fighting, History, Stories, Story, Way

Racism and prejudice exist there [at the National Film Board] like anywhere else. My history at the Board has not been easy. It's been a long walk.

Anywhere, Exist, Long Walks, Prejudice, Racism

Waban-aki: People from where the sun rises.

People, Rises, Sun, Sun Rise

Documentary film is the one place that our people can speak for themselves. I feel that the documentaries that I've been working on have been very valuable for the people, for our people to look at ourselves, at the situations, really facing it, and through that being able to make changes that really count for the future of our children to come.

Children, Come, Documentaries, Looks, People, Valuable

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Roy Barnes

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Marco Arment

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Roger Hodgson

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Sandy Adams

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Khushwant Singh

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