Documentary · Canada · 1986 · 28m

Doctor, Lawyer, Indian Chief

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Director
Carol Geddes
Cast
Gail Valaskakis as Narrator
Crew
Carlos Ferrand — Director of Photography Elise Swerhone — Director of Photography Joan Hutton — Director of Photography Ginny Stikeman — Editor Judith Henderson — Original Music Composer Carol Geddes — Writer
Synopsis

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).

Key Collaborators
Carol Geddes Director Carlos Ferrand Director of Photography Elise Swerhone Director of Photography Joan Hutton Director of Photography Ginny Stikeman Editor Judith Henderson Original Music Composer Carol Geddes Writer Gloria Demers Writer Barbara Janes Producer Kathleen Shannon Producer
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