| Description |
1 online resource (xxvi, 260 pages) : illustrations |
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American Indian lives |
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American Indian lives.
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| Contents |
Cover -- Copyright -- Table of Contents -- List of Illustrations -- Preface -- 1. Abenaki Beginnings -- 2. Early Films -- 3. A Gendered Gaze? -- 4. Documentary on the Middle Ground -- 5. Why Documentary? -- 6. Cinema of Sovereignty -- Conclusion -- Appendix A: Filmography -- Appendix B: Native Documentaries -- Notes -- Bibliography |
| Summary |
In more than twenty powerful films, Abenaki filmmaker Alanis Obomsawin has waged a brilliant battle against the ignorance and stereotypes that Native Americans have long endured in cinema and television. In this book, the first devoted to any Native filmmaker, Obomsawin receives her due as the central figure in the development of indigenous media in North America |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 241-254) and index |
| Notes |
Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL |
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English |
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Print version record |
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digitized 2010 HathiTrust Digital Library committed to preserve pda MiAaHDL |
| Subject |
Obomsawin, Alanis -- Criticism and interpretation
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Obomsawin, Alanis -- Criticism and interpretation
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Obomsawin, Alanis. |
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Motion picture producers and directors -- Canada
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Documentary films -- Canada
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Indians in motion pictures.
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PERFORMING ARTS -- Film & Video -- Direction & Production.
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Motion picture producers and directors.
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Indians in motion pictures.
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Documentary films.
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Canada.
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| Genre/Form |
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
0803256280 |
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9780803256286 |
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1280374713 |
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9781280374715 |
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9786610374717 |
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6610374716 |
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0803229631 |
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9780803229631 |
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