Our Dear Sisters Our Dear Sisters, Kathleen Shannon, provided by the National Film Board of Canada Kathleen Shannon1975 | 14 min Alanis Obomsawin, an Indigenous woman who earns her living by singing and making films, is the mother of an adopted child. She talks about her life, her people, and her responsibilities as a single parent. Her observations shake some of our cultural assumptions. National Film Board of Canada Website Metadata Title: Our Dear Sisters Date: 1975 Region: National (all of Canada) Filmmaker: Kathleen Shannon