Alanis Obomsawin

GPTKB entity

Properties (46)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Documentary filmmaker
Filmmaker
Singer-songwriter
gptkbp:activeYears 1960
present
gptkbp:associatedAct Abenaki
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Juno_Award
gptkb:Order_of_Canada
Governor General's Performing Arts Award
gptkbp:birthDate 1932-08-31
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:New_Hampshire,_USA
gptkbp:children gptkb:Maggie_Obomsawin
gptkb:Michele_Obomsawin
2
gptkbp:education gptkb:University_of_Ottawa
gptkb:National_Film_Board_of_Canada
gptkbp:filmFestival gptkb:Berlin_International_Film_Festival
gptkb:Sundance_Film_Festival
gptkb:Cannes_Film_Festival
gptkb:Toronto_International_Film_Festival
gptkb:Montreal_International_Documentary_Festival
gptkbp:genre Folk music
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Alanis Obomsawin
gptkbp:influencedBy Environmentalism
Feminism
Native_American_culture
gptkbp:influences Music
Social justice
Indigenous culture
gptkbp:instrument Guitar
Vocals
gptkbp:knownFor Documentary films
Music career
Cultural advocacy
gptkbp:nationality Canadian
Abenaki
gptkbp:notableWork Kanehsatake: 270 Years of Resistance
We Can’t Make the Same Mistake Twice
The_People_of_the_Kattawapiskak_River
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:Artist
Activist
Filmmaker
gptkbp:residence gptkb:Montreal,_Canada
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Paul_Obomsawin
gptkb:Gordon_Tootoosis
gptkbp:website alanisobomsawin.com