Our Maternal Home

Name: Our Maternal Home
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2024-02-06
Duration: 27 min

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.

DirectorJanine WindolphCinematographyClaire SanfordStudioONF | NFB

Overview Discussion

Actor	Role
DDawlari WindolphSelf	Self
CCorwyn Windolph-TurtleSelf	Self
AAnnie CharlesSelf	Self
AAlbert OttereyesSelf	Self
DDevon Neeposh OttereyesSelf	Self
IIrene OtterSelf	Self
JJanine WindolphSelf	Self
PPhyllis BlacksmithSelf	Self
MMaggie EtappSelf	Self
RRoy OttereyesSelf	Self
RRyan TrapperSelf	Self