In July 1990, a dispute over a proposed golf course to be built on Kanien’kéhaka (Mohawk) lands in Oka, Quebec, sets the stage for a historic confrontation that would grab international headlines and sear itself into the Canadian consciousness.

雪花紛飛的季節，遠方鐘聲捎來節慶的氣氛。那是許多孩子最期待的時刻，但它的存在也表徵著殖民的開端。此為奧柏莎溫展開電影生涯的首部作品，觸碰加拿大歷史黑暗的面向——加拿大「印第安住宿學校」的長期設置，以極為溫柔細膩的方式勾勒出可愛又傷感的小品。
位於北安大略省詹姆斯灣的寄宿學校裡，無法與家人相聚的克里族 (Cree) 孩子們以蠟筆勾勒他們心中的節日，以自己的語言說出自己的故事。

Far from home and cut off from family and friends, Montreal’s Indigenous homeless population is the focus of No Address. Dreams of a better life in the big city can be met with harsh realities, as the individuals in this documentary recount. Often trying to flee circumstances created by colonialism and the effects of assimilation, the First Nations and Inuit people in this work share frank stories about their lives and the paths that took them to the streets of Montreal. Alanis Obomsawin presents an honest, stark portrayal of endemic homelessness while giving voice to those so often overlooked or made invisible on the streets of every city in Canada.

A young Native girl, rejected by her classmates, is comforted and counselled by the animals of the forest.

This short documentary is a moving tribute to Richard Cardinal, a Métis adolescent who committed suicide in 1984. Taken from his home at the age of 4 due to family problems, he spent the rest of his 17 short years moving in and out of 28 foster homes, group homes and shelters in Alberta. A sensitive, articulate young man, Richard Cardinal left behind a diary upon which this film is based.

A performing arts film by Alanis Obomsawin, it documents efforts to raise funds for the James Bay Cree and was made at a time when Cree territory was threatened by hydro-electric projects. Amisk represents early work by Obomsawin, a trailblazer in Canadian Aboriginal film.