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1993

Kanehsatake, 270 Years of Resistance

Directed by Alanis Obomsawin

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.

Duration

1h 59m

Released

July 12, 1993

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7.4

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Cast11

  • Alanis Obomsawin
  • Jack Burning
  • Herbie Barnes
  • Ethel Blondin
  • Robert Bourassa
  • John Ciaccia
  • Ellen Gabriel
  • Elijah Harper
  • Ovide Mercredi

Part ofThe Oka series

Includes Kanehsatake, 270 Years of Resistance (1993), My Name Is Kahentiiosta (1995), Spudwrench - Kahnawake Man (1998), and Rocks at Whiskey Trench (2000).

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