Indigenous Filmmaker Georgina Lightning Mourned by Family, Friends: ‘Shattered’

Indigenous actor and filmmaker Georgina Lightning dies at 63

Lightning was the first Indigenous woman in North America to direct a major feature film with her 2008 debut, Older Than America

Indigenous filmmaker Georgina Lightning mourned by family, friends: ‘Shattered’

RCMP confirmed a woman died after a horse veered off the track and struck a woman. Her family confirmed it was Lightning who was hit.

Community mourns trailblazing Indigenous actor and director Georgina Lightning

Indigenous filmmaker and actor Georgina Lightning has died at the age of 63. Her daughter, Crystle Lightning, announced the news online late Saturday night, just before 11 p.m., though no details about the cause of death were shared.

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.