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Doctor, Lawyer, Indian Chief

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).

Release DateJanuary 1, 1986
StatusReleased
Original TitleDoctor, Lawyer, Indian Chief
Runtime 28min
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Original LanguageEnglish
Production CountriesCanada
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