Mother of Many Children
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Alanis Obomsawin
Description
Film examines the pressure put on traditional matriarchal societies.
Duration: 57:55.
Examines the Truth and Reconciliation Commission's Calls to Action, data from the People for Education's Annual School Survey, and Pamela Toulouse's paper What Matters in Indigenous Education: Implementing a Vision Committed to Holism, Diversity and Engagement to examine ways of lessening achievement and knowledge gaps.
Examines the New Mexico Summer Youth Tribal Employment (NMSYTE) program as means of strengthening Indigenous youth's ties to and engaging in their own communities.