Waban-Aki: People from Where the Sun Rises (2006)
• October 22nd, 2006 • 1h 44min
Documentary
Overview
Having dedicated nearly four decades to chronicling the lives of Canada's First Nations, Alanis Obomsawin returns to the village where she was raised to tell her own people's history of prosperity, displacement, endurance, and revitalization.
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