Our Maternal Home

2024

27 min

8.0

Ends at

Filmmaker and educator Janine Windolph ventures from Saskatchewan to Quebec with her two teens and younger sister, tracing their familial origins to the Cree First Nation of Waswanipi. Against the scenic backdrop of these Traditional Lands, Elders offer newfound interdependence and hands-on learning, transforming this humble visit into a sensory-filled expression of reclamation and resilience. Our Maternal Home lovingly establishes a heart-centred form of resistance to confront and heal from the generational impacts of cultural disconnection, making space for what comes next.

Budget

$0

Genre

Documentary

Director

Janine Windolph

Country

Canada

Cast & Crew

Dawlari Windolph

Corwyn Windolph-Turtle

Annie Charles

Albert Ottereyes

Devon Neeposh Ottereyes

Irene Otter

Janine Windolph

Phyllis Blacksmith

Maggie Etapp

Roy Ottereyes

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Our Maternal Home

Filmmaker and educator Janine Windolph ventures from Saskatchewan to Quebec with her two teens and younger sister, tracing their familial origins to the Cree First Nation of Waswanipi. Against the scenic backdrop of these Traditional Lands, Elders offer newfound interdependence and hands-on learning, transforming this humble visit into a sensory-filled expression of reclamation and resilience. Our Maternal Home lovingly establishes a heart-centred form of resistance to confront and heal from the generational impacts of cultural disconnection, making space for what comes next.

  • Dawlari Windolph

  • Corwyn Windolph-Turtle

  • Annie Charles

  • Albert Ottereyes

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