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The People of the Kattawapiskak River is a 2012 documentary film by Alanis Obomsawin exploring conditions inside the Attawapiskat First Nation, which in October 2011 declared a state of emergency due to health and safety concerns over a lack of housing and infrastructure, and remained in the public spotlight during the Idle No More protests.
With The People of the Kattawapiskak River, Abenaki director Alanis Obomsawin quietly attends as community members tell their own story, shedding light on a history of dispossession and official indifference.
The People of the Kattawapiskak River is a 2012 documentary film by Alanis Obomsawin exploring conditions inside the Attawapiskat First Nation, which in October 2011 declared a state of emergency due to health and safety concerns over a lack of housing and infrastructure, and remained in the public spotlight during the Idle No More protests.
The people of Attawapiskat are the subject of a new film by world-renowned Abenaki documentary film maker Alanis Obomsawin. The People of the Kattawapiskak River, Obomsawin’s 38th film had its world premiere at the opening of the 13th Annual ImagineNATIVE Film Festival in Toronto on Oct. 17.
The Attawapiskat River carved out several clusters of high limestone islands less than 100 kilometres (62 mi) from its mouth, which are unique to the region. These formations (and therefore the river and community) are called kāh-tawāpiskāk in Swampy Cree.
Sep 28, 2023 · The People of the Kattawapiskak River is a 2012 documentary film by Alanis Obomsawin exploring conditions inside the Attawapiskat First Nation, which in October 2011 declared a state of emergency due to health and safety concerns over a lack of housing and infrastructure, and remained in the public spotlight during the Idle No More protests. [1]
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The People of Kattawapiskak River. your attendance by contacting meAlanis Obomsawin’s documentary The People of Kattawapiakak River exposes the dreadful living conditions. f 1,700 Cree in Northern Ontario. Hundreds of families have no running water or electricity in a village where temp.
