“Most Americans probably do not know that Canada has an oft-distinguished film industry. . . . Here Lewis goes some way toward redressing this oversight by discussing the career of a documentary filmmaker who is a double rarity: a member of a First Nations tribe (one of the Canadian indigenous peoples) and a woman. . . . Lewis relates the ... Read morestory of this remarkable woman in conventional chronological order, with ample biographical data and a detailed analysis of her oeuvre and its impact on Canadian society. . . . [T]his is a welcome addition to a long-neglected part of cinema literature.” —Library Journal “Lewis’s writing is at all times clear, efficient, and accessible, and his nuanced understanding of Obomsawin’s work is evident throughout. In addition to a masterful and informative narrative, Lewis provides useful filmographies of Obomsawin’s work and of other noteworthy Native American documentaries.”—T. Maxwell-Long, Choice Show Less