Movie Description

Doctor, Lawyer, Indian Chief

Doctor, Lawyer, Indian Chief

(1986)

Overview

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).

Cast

Facts

Original TitleDoctor, Lawyer, Indian Chief

Status Released

Release Information

  • 1986-01-01

Original Language

Runtime 00h 28m

Homepagehttps://www.nfb.ca/film/doctor_lawyer_indian_chief/

Genres

  • Documentary