2023 Beatty Lecture - Alanis Obomsawin

Alanis Obomsawin delivered the 2023 Beatty Lecture at McGill University on October 16, 2023. Nahlah Ayed, host of the CBC Radio One program Ideas, emceed the event.
For 56 years, Abenaki filmmaker Alanis Obomsawin has created documentaries that illuminate the lives and rights of First Nations, Inuit, and Métis people in Canada, becoming one of the most acclaimed Indigenous filmmakers in the world. Obomsawin has worked at the National Film Board of Canada (NFB) as a writer, director, and producer since 1967 and released 55 films that have served as powerful tools for education, advocacy, and promoting a more inclusive and equitable society. In addition to a prolific filmmaking career, Obomsawin is a celebrated singer-songwriter, visual artist, and activist.
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