Doctor, Lawyer, Indian Chief (1986)
PG-131/1/1986Documentary0h 28m
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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).
Carol Geddes
Director
Barbara Janes
Producer
Judith Henderson
Composer
Top Billed Cast
Gail Valaskakis
Narrator
