1. Abenaki Beginnings; 2. Early Films; 3. A Gendered Gaze?; 4. Documentary on the Middle Ground; 5. Why Documentary?; 6. Cinema of Sovereignty; Conclusion
Lewis presents a perceptive and multifaceted examination of the life and career of one of Canada's most distinguished filmmakers, and perhaps the most accomplished Native woman Filmmaker, Alanis Obomsawin
Randolph Lewis is an associate professor of American Studies in the Honors College of the University of Oklahoma. He is the author of Emile de Antonio: Radical Filmmaker in Cold War America and the co-editor of Reflections on James Joyce: The Paris Journals of Stuart Gilbert.
“Most Americans probably do not know that Canada has an oft-distinguished film industry. . . . Here Lewis goes some way toward redressing this oversight by discussing the career of a documentary filmmaker who is a double rarity: a member of a First Nations tribe (one of the Canadian indigenous peoples) and a woman. . . . Lewis relates the story of this remarkable woman in conventional chronological order, with ample biographical data and a detailed analysis of her oeuvre and its impact on Canadian society. . . . [T]his is a welcome addition to a long-neglected part of cinema literature.” -Library Journal "Lewis's writing is at all times clear, efficient, and accessible, and his nuanced understanding of Obomsawin's work is evident throughout. In addition to a masterful and informative narrative, Lewis provides useful filmographies of Obomsawin's work and of other noteworthy Native American documentaries."—T. Maxwell-Long, Choice
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