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Kanehsatake, 270 Years of Resistance

1993 · 1h 59m · Documentary · Canada · Rated 14A (CA)

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.

Written & directed by
Alanis Obomsawin
Starring
Alanis Obomsawin, Jack Burning, Herbie Barnes, Ethel Blondin
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