
Our Maternal Home
Our Maternal Home
Our Maternal Home Free Online HD YesMovies. 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.
- Genre: Documentary
- Country: Canada
- Director: Janine Windolph
- Cast: Dawlari Windolph, Corwyn Windolph-Turtle, Annie Charles, Albert Ottereyes, Devon Neeposh Ottereyes, Irene Otter, Janine Windolph, Phyllis Blacksmith, Maggie Etapp, Roy Ottereyes, Ryan Trapper,

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