Waban-Aki : people from where the sun rises / the National Film Board of Canada presents ; written and directed by Alanis Obomsawin ; producer, Alanis Obomsawin ; a National Film Board of Canada production, English Program, Quebec Center.

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Yvonne M'Sadoques rocks forward in her chair. She's lived in the Abenaki community of Odanak for over a century - and has no shortage of stories to tell. "The priest would march into our home and order us to stop dancing. We were going to the devil, he said." She pauses, a humorous glint in her eye....

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors: National Film Board of Canada. English Program. Québec and Atlantic Studio (Production company)
National Film Board of Canada (Production company, Distributor)
Other Authors: Obomsawin, Alanis (Film director, Screenwriter, Film producer)
Robinow, Tony (Voice actor)
Ravenheart, Keith (Voice actor)
Language:English
Published: [Montréal, Quebećbec] : [Distributed by] National Film Board of Canada, [2018]
Subjects:
Abenaki people > Québec (Province)
Indigenous craft > Québec (Province)
Indigenous peoples, Treatment of > Québec (Province)
Odanak Indian Reserve (Québec Province) > History.
Nonfiction films.
Documentary films.
Feature films.
Genre:
Nonfiction films.
Documentary films.
Feature films.
Online Access:
Connect to online resource - MSU authorized users (Alexander Street)
Physical Description:1 streaming video file (104 min.) : digital, sound, color with black and white sequences
Variant Title:
People from where the sun rises
Format: Electronic Video
Description
Summary:
Yvonne M'Sadoques rocks forward in her chair. She's lived in the Abenaki community of Odanak for over a century - and has no shortage of stories to tell. "The priest would march into our home and order us to stop dancing. We were going to the devil, he said." She pauses, a humorous glint in her eye. "But you know - I don't really believe in the devil. Do you?" M'Sadoques is in conversation with Alanis Obomsawin, another of Odanak's proud daughters - and one of Canada's leading documentary filmmakers. Obomsawin's illustrious career comes full circle with Waban-Aki: People from Where the Sun Rises. Having dedicated nearly four decades to chronicling the lives of Canada's First Nations, she returns to the village where she was raised to craft a lyric account of her own people.
Note:Title from title frames.
Originally produced by: National Film Board of Canada, English Program, Quebec Center, ©2006; previously released in 2007.
Call Number:E99.A13 W33 2018
Credits:Edited by Alison Burns ; camera, Philippe Amiguet ; original music, Francis Grandmont.
System Details:System requirements: Firefox 4 and up; Safari 5.0 and up; Chrome version 21 and up; Internet Explorer 8 and up; Flash or HTML5 player.
Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Participant or Performer:
Voices, Anthony Robinow, Keith Ravenheart.
Source of Description:
Description based on online resource; title from title frames (Docuseek2, viewed September 28, 2018).