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Alanis Obomsawin

Alanis Obomsawin has been played on NTS shows including The Do!! You!!! Breakfast Show w/ Charlie Bones, with Odana first played on 20 June 2018.

Alanis Obomsawin (b. August 31, 1932 in New Hampshire, US) is an American Canadian Abenaki filmmaker and activist, primarily known for her documentaries on First Nations issues, among which the best known is Kanehsatake: 270 Years of Resistance, about the 1990 Oka Crisis, Quebec.

In 1960, she made her professional debut as a singer-songwriter in New York City. She also managed her own stage at the Mariposa Folk Festival in the 60s. Her 1985 album Bush Lady (reissued in 2018) featured…

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Odana
Alanis Obomsawin
Radio-Canada1985
Odana
Alanis ObomsawinRadio-Canada1985
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Awsjagaw Nibin (My Spirit, It Weakens)
Alanis Obomsawin
CBC Northern Service0
Awsjagaw Nibin (My Spirit, It Weakens)
Alanis ObomsawinCBC Northern Service0
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Bush Lady
Alanis Obomsawin
Radio-Canada1985
Bush Lady
Alanis ObomsawinRadio-Canada1985
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Qalaq 1
Jerusalem In My Heart feat. Alanis Obomsawin, Diana Combo
Constellation2021
Qalaq 1
Jerusalem In My Heart feat. Alanis Obomsawin, Diana ComboConstellation2021
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