Doctor, Lawyer, Indian Chief
Not Rated
Documentary
Starring: Gail Valaskakis
Writer: Carol Geddes, Gloria Demers
Release Date:
January 1, 1986
January 1, 1986
Ratings:
6.0 / 10
6.0 / 10
Director:
Carol Geddes
Carol Geddes
Companies:
ONF | NFB
ONF | NFB
Overview
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).
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