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Filmmaker Alanis Obomsawin meets with Indigenous women from different First Nations, uncovering a proud matriarchal culture that has been pressured to adopt the values of white society. Women reveal how they struggle to regain a sense of equality and pass on their culture to younger generations.

Mother of Many Children is a 1977 documentary with a runtime of 58 minutes. It has received mostly positive reviews from critics and viewers, who have given it an IMDb score of 7.4.