NFB Collection
Doctor, Lawyer, Indian Chief
198628 min 42 secFilm: Documentary
Direction: Carol Geddes
Production: Barbara JanesKathleen Shannon
Script: Carol GeddesGloria Demers
Co-produced by the NFB and the Federal Women's Film Program, with the collaboration of Indian and Northern Affairs Canada, Employment and Immigration Canada, Health and Welfare Canada, Secretary of State, Women's Program, and Status of Women Canada.
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, and attests to 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.
Availability
Subject categories
- Women > Cultural GroupsWorking Life
- Work and Labour Relations > Cultural GroupsPortraitsWomenWorking Life
- Indigenous Peoples in Canada (First Nations and Métis) > Cultural IdentityResidential SchoolsWomenWork
- Indigenous Studies > History/PoliticsIdentity/SocietyIssues and Contemporary Challenges
- Indigenous Economies > Aquatic & Fisheries
- Indigenous Governance General (Modern, Contemporary) > British Columbia Government & Organizational Administration
- Roles & Relationships > Feminism & Women
- Nature & Ecological Knowledge > Fishing & Harvesting
- Indigenous Peoples: Canada > Ktunaxas (Kootenays) (Kinbasket)
- Justice System & Indigenous People > Legal Aid & Services
- Education > Residential Schools History, Personal Accounts, Experience Teachers & Teacher Training
Credits
- director
- Carol Geddes
- producer
- Barbara Janes
- executive producer
- Kathleen Shannon
- script
- Carol Geddes
- Gloria Demers
- cinematography
- Joan Hutton
- Elise Swerhone
- Carlos Ferrand
- sound
- Aerlyn Weissman
- Richard Nichol
- Esther Auger
- editing
- Ginny Stikeman
- sound editing
- Louise Blais
- Anne Whiteside
- Julian Olson
- re-recording
- Jean-Pierre Joutel
- Shelley Craig
- narrator
- Gail Valaskakis
- music
- Judy Henderson
Awards
- Bronze Apple Award - Category: Social Studies / Women's IssuesNational Educational Media Network Competition