Doctor, Lawyer, Indian Chief (1986)

A tribute to Indigenous women everywhere, this short documentary focuses on 5 women from across Canada. Of varied ages and backgrounds, they have achieved success in a variety of careers: as the Yukon legislature's first Indigenous woman minister (Margaret Joe), as a deck hand on a fishing boat (Corinne Hunt), as a teacher (Sophie MacLeod), as a lawyer (Roberta Jamieson), and as a band council chief (Sophie May Pierre - St. Mary’s Indian Band of the Ktunaxa Nation off the Ktunaxa Nation).

Released

1986-01-01

Genres

Documentary

Runtime

28 min

Status

Released

Directed / written by

Carol Geddes

TMDB rating

6.0/10 from 1 votes