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A member of the Abenaki Nation and one of Canada’s most distinguished artists, Alanis Obomsawin has been a trailblazing champion of Indigenous storytelling and cinema over a legendary career that began at the NFB in 1967.
Companion of the Order of Canada, an Ordre national du Québec (GOQ), Conseil des arts et des lettres du Québec (CALQ) and laureate of both the Governor General’s Performing Arts Award and the Governor General’s Award in Visual and Media Arts, Ms. Obomsawin has received more than 50 lifetime and career accolades, as well as 13 honorary degrees.
She has directed 66 films to date that have amassed over 50 honours, including 15 awards for her 1993 landmark feature documentary on the 1990 Oka Crisis, Kanehsatake: 270 Years of Resistance.
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A member of the Abenaki Nation and one of Canada’s most distinguished artists, Alanis Obomsawin has been a trailblazing champion of Indigenous storytelling and cinema over a legendary career that began at the NFB in 1967.
Companion of the Order of Canada, an Ordre national du Québec (GOQ), Conseil des arts et des lettres du Québec (CALQ) and laureate of both the Governor General’s Performing Arts Award and the Governor General’s Award in Visual and Media Arts, Ms. Obomsawin has received more than 50 lifetime and career accolades, as well as 13 honorary degrees.
She has directed 66 films to date that have amassed over 50 honours, including 15 awards for her 1993 landmark feature documentary on the 1990 Oka Crisis, Kanehsatake: 270 Years of Resistance.
To learn more about our 2025 Honorary Degree recipient, visit our website at ecuad.ca
To stay up to date with current ECU news + events, follow @emilycarru on social media:
Instagram: instagram.com/emilycarru
Facebook: facebook.com/EmilyCarrU
LinkedIn: linkedin.com/school/29691
TikTok: tiktok.com/@emilycarru
