Doctor, Lawyer, Indian Chief
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 …
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 of Indigenous culture - its values, art, and spiritual beliefs - in helping her to develop a sense of self and seeing through rough times, including residential school experiences.
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réalisateurCarol Geddes
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producteurBarbara Janes
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producteur exécutifKathleen Shannon
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scénarioCarol GeddesGloria Demers
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cinématographieJoan HuttonElise SwerhoneCarlos Ferrand
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sonAerlyn WeissmanRichard NicholEsther Auger
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montageGinny Stikeman
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montage sonoreLouise BlaisAnne WhitesideJulian Olson
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ré-enregistrementJean-Pierre JoutelShelley Craig
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narrateurGail Valaskakis
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musiqueJudy Henderson
