This film is an album of Native womanhood, portraying a proud matriarchal society that for centuries has been pressured to adopt different standards and customs. All of the women featured share a belief in the importance of tradition as a source of strength in the face of change.

• DirectorAlanis Obomsawin
• Release18 September 1977
• GenreDocumentary
• Duration0h 58m
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  7.3
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  ONF | NFB