Mother of Many Children - Production & Contact Info

Mother of Many Children (1977)
58 min | Documentary

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Mother of Many Children (1977)

58 min | Documentary

Collage of stories about the lives and times of sturdy Indigenous and Native women from all around the world and their enduring struggles to maintain their personal matriarchal traditions.

Director

Alanis Obomsawin

Writer

Alanis Obomsawin (written by)

Producer

Alanis Obomsawin

Cinematographers

Laval Fortier (photography) | Robert Riddell (photography) (as Bob Riddell) | Don Virgo (photography)

Editor

John Laing

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Updated Sep 18, 1977

Release date

Sep 18, 1977 (Canada)

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15 cast members

Name	Known for
Alanis Obomsawin Narrated by (voice) Narrated by (voice) See fewer	Kanehsatake: 270 Years of Resistance (1993)
Merle Baptist Self - Cree Self - Cree See fewer
Elizabeth Fontaine Self - Saulteaux Self - Saulteaux See fewer	Mother of Many Children (1977)
Shirley Foster Self - Métis Self - Métis See fewer	Mother of Many Children (1977)
Sherri Laughing Self Self See fewer	Mother of Many Children (1977)
Mary Ann Lavallee Self - Cree-Saulteaux (as Mary Ann Lavallée) Self - Cree-Saulteaux (as Mary Ann Lavallée) See fewer	PowWow at Duck Lake (1967)
Margaret McKinney Self - Sioux Self - Sioux See fewer	Mother of Many Children (1977)
Clara Monkman Self - Métis Self - Métis See fewer	Mother of Many Children (1977)
Nancy Morrison Self - Ojibway Self - Ojibway See fewer
Samson Neacappo Self - Cree Self - Cree See fewer	Mother of Many Children (1977)
Maria Seymour Self - Ojibway Self - Ojibway See fewer
Sally Skead Self - Ojibway Self - Ojibway See fewer
Alassi Tukala Self - Throat Singer Self - Throat Singer See fewer
Winnie Tulugak Self - Throat Singer Self - Throat Singer See fewer
Marie Williamson Self - Ojibway Self - Ojibway See fewer	Mother of Many Children (1977)

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