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Mother of Many Children

  • September 1977
  • 58mins

  • Documentary
  • Directed by

    Alanis Obomsawin,

    This film is an album of Native womanhood, portraying a proud matriarchal society that for centuries has been pressured to adopt different standards and customs. All of the women featured share a belief in the importance of tradition as a source of strength in the face of change.