Quote:
"Focused for the most part on Odanak, where I too am from, Waban-Aki: People from Where the Sun Rises (2006) offers an overview of the cultural, social, economic, and political aspects of our community's past and present life. From the first sound heard and the first image seen, Alanis [Obomsawin] takes us back in time to when the daily life of Odanak unfolded around the rhythmic pounding of black ash trees, which is the basic material used in Abenaki basketry practices. For nearly a century, the basket-making industry was the main source of income in Odanak, and everyone in the family (men, women, and children) would work together to weave the baskets."
-- Monique Nolett-Ille

Source:
Nolett-Ille, Monique. "Waban-Aki: People From Where The Sun Rises." In Alanis Obomsawin: Lifework, edited by Richard William Hill and Hila Peleg. Munich: Prestel, 2022. 'This book accompanies the exhibition The Children Have to Hear Another Story—Alanis Obomsawin: Haus der Kulturen der Welt, Berlin, January 23-April 18, 2022; Vancouver Art Gallery, Spring 2023; Art Museum at the University of Toronto, Summer 2023'. [exhibition catalogue] (p. 215)