Doctor, Lawyer, Indian Chief

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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).

Country:

Canada

Genre:

Documentary

Duration:

28 minutes

Year:

1986

Director:

Carol Geddes

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Company:

ONF | NFB

Cast:
Gail Valaskakis

Narrator

Crew:
Carol Geddes

Director

Barbara Janes

Producer

Kathleen Shannon

Producer

Gloria Demers

Script

Joan Hutton

Cinematography