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Wabano: The Light of the Day
202231 min 25 secFilm: Documentary
Direction: Alanis Obomsawin
Production: Alanis Obomsawin (National Film Board of Canada)Annette Clarke (National Film Board of Canada)John Christou (National Film Board of Canada)
Script: Alanis Obomsawin
A National Film Board of Canada production.
Nestled at the heart of Canada’s national capital, the Wabano Centre for Aboriginal Health has been a haven for generations of Indigenous people from many cultures since its founding in 1998. A place of togetherness, thecentre celebrated a large expansion in 2013 designed by renowned First Nations architect Douglas Cardinal, which greatly increased its ability to serve Ottawa’s Indigenous population in one of the city’s poorest neighbourhoods. Under the determined leadership of Allison Fisher, Wabano has become far more than a health centre; through its focus on Indigenous pillars of healing and good health, Wabano has become a home for many.
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Subject categories
- Health and Medicine > Community Health ServicesIndigenous Peoples
- Social Issues > Community Projects and Assistance
- Indigenous Peoples in Canada (First Nations and Métis) > Cultural IdentityQuébec and Ontario
- Roles & Relationships > Indigenous Identity
- Health & Wellbeing > Traditional Health, Healing & Medicine
Credits
- director
- Alanis Obomsawin
- writer
- Alanis Obomsawin
- editor
- Alison Burns
- director of photography
- René Sioui Labelle
- Philippe Amiguet
- sound recordist
- Glenn Hodgins
- Thierry Morlass-Lurbe
- Tod Van Dyk
- original music
- Lauren Bélec
- Michel Dubeau
- sound editor
- Don Ayer
- re-recording
- Jean Paul Vialard
- research
- Alanis Obomsawin
- Katherine Kasirer
- online editor
- Denis Pilon
- graphic design
- Jacques Bertrand Simard
- Mélanie Bouchard
- titles
- Mélanie Bouchard
- credits
- Mélanie Bouchard
- French translation
- Alanis Obomsawin
- Cree translation
- Alice Kakekapetum
- digital editing technician
- Pierre Dupont
- Patrick Trahan
- Marie-Josée Gourde
- sound technician
- Bernard Belley
- technical coordinator
- Daniel Lord
- post-production coordinator
- Amanda Roy
- marketing manager
- François Jacques
- marketing coordinator
- Jolène Lessard
- publicist
- Jennifer Mair
- Nadine Viau
- assistant to Alanis Obomsawin
- Michael Shu
- production coordinator
- Christine Williams
- Amanda Roy
- senior production coordinator
- Isabelle Limoges
- Cheryl Murgatroyd
- studio administrator
- Leslie Anne Poyntz
- producer
- Alanis Obomsawin
- executive producer
- Annette Clarke
- John Christou
- carving group instructor
- Byron Conant
- carver
- Bob Barrett
- Tommy Angnetsiak
- Mary Strickland