Alanis Obomsawin (Abenaki, b. 1932), renowned Indigenous rights advocate and documentary filmmaker, came to cinema from an earlier background in singing, performance, and storytelling. First hired by the National Film Board of Canada as a consultant in 1967, her body of films numbers more than sixty productions, including the landmark documentaries Incident at Restigouche (1984) and Kanehsatake: 270 Years of Resistance (1993). Obomsawin has consistently used public platforms to advance Indigenous concerns, struggles, and rights in Canada, creating a model of cinema that privileges the voices and perspectives of the communities she depicts.