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Mother of Many Children -- Film Description:
"This film is an album of Native womanhood, portraying a proud matriarchal society that for centuries has been pressured to adopt different standards and customs. All of the women featured share a belief in the importance of tradition as a source of strength in the face of change."
-- National Film Board of Canada


Source:
National Film Board of Canada. "NFB -- Mother of Many Children" National Film Board of Canada. http://nfb.ca/trouverunfilm/fichefilm.php?id=13471&v=h&lg=en&exp=.