Documentary · Canada · 1993 · 1h 59m

Kanehsatake, 270 Years of Resistance

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Director
Alanis Obomsawin
Cast
Alanis Obomsawin as Narrator (voice) Jack Burning as Chief Joseph (voice) Herbie Barnes as Chief Augnita Ethel Blondin as Self Robert Bourassa as Self John Ciaccia as Self
Crew
Yurij Luhovy — Editor Claude Vendette — Original Music Composer Francis Grandmont — Original Music Composer Alanis Obomsawin — Writer Wolf Koenig — Producer Alanis Obomsawin — Producer
Synopsis

In July 1990, a dispute over a proposed golf course to be built on Kanien’kéhaka (Mohawk) lands in Oka, Quebec, sets the stage for a historic confrontation that would grab international headlines and sear itself into the Canadian consciousness.

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Mood & Themes
indigenousquebecmohawkwoman directorcanadian armyfirst nationsindigenous peoplesindigenous rights
Key Collaborators
Alanis Obomsawin Director Yurij Luhovy Editor Claude Vendette Original Music Composer Francis Grandmont Original Music Composer Alanis Obomsawin Writer Wolf Koenig Producer Alanis Obomsawin Producer
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