Women in the shadows

Summary: Filmed on location in Saskatchewan from the Qu'Appelle Valley to Hudson Bay, the documentary traces the filmmaker's quest for her Native foremothers. Like a broken necklace, the history of First Nations women in Canada's fur trade has been scattered and forgotten. But one woman decided to piece it back together, bead by precious bead, to reconstruct her heritage and find her place among her people. Women in the Shadows is a deeply personal documentary film which follows Métis writer and filmmaker Christine Welsh on a spiritual and physical journey in search of her Native identity, uncovering in the process a lost chapter in Canadian history.