Edmonton-Born Filmmaker Georgina Lightning, First Indigenous Woman to Direct a Major Feature, Dies at 63

Culture Alberta · Edmonton · Sep 6

Edmonton-Born Filmmaker Georgina Lightning, First Indigenous Woman to Direct a Major Feature, Dies at 63

Georgina Lightning, a member of Samson Cree Nation and the first North American Indigenous woman to direct a major feature film, has died at 63. She died following an incident at an Indian Relay event at the Enoch Rodeo Grounds, which remains under investigation.