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Date of Birth
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31-August-1932
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Place of Birth
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Lebanon
(Grafton County, New Hampshire, United States of America)
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Nationality
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Canada, United States of America
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Also know as
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Alanis Obomsawin, OC
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Profession
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Film director, Film Producer, Screenwriter, Actor, Engraver, Musician
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Alanis Obomsawin, OC is a Canadian filmmaker of Abenaki descent. Born in New Hampshire, and raised primarily in Quebec, she has produced and directed many National Film Board of Canada documentaries on First Nations culture and history. Her best known documentary is Kanehsatake: 270 Years of Resistance, about the 1990 siege at Oka, Quebec.
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