Kanehsatake : 270 years of resistance

Kanehsatake : 270 years of resistance / the National Film Board of Canada presents ; written and directed by Alanis Obomsawin ; produced by Wolf Koenig, Alanis Obomsawin ; produced by Studio B, a National Film Board of Canada production.

On a hot July day in 1990, an historic confrontation propelled Native issues in Kanehsatake and the village of Oka, Québec, into the international spotlight and into the Canadian conscience. A powerful feature-documentary emerges that takes you right into the action of an age-old aboriginal struggl...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author: National Film Board of Canada. Studio B.
Other Authors: Obomsawin, Alanis (Screenwriter, Narrator)
Format: Video
Language:English
Published: [Montréal, Québec] : [Distributed by] National Film Board of Canada, [2015]
Subjects:
1990
Mohawk Indians > Land tenure > Québec.
Mohawk Indians > Québec > Government relations.
Mohawk Indians > Government relations.
Mohawk Indians > Land tenure.
Québec (Province) > History > Native Crisis, 1990.
Québec.
Documentary films.
Feature films.
History.
Nonfiction films.
Documentaires.
Films autres que de fiction.
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Summary:On a hot July day in 1990, an historic confrontation propelled Native issues in Kanehsatake and the village of Oka, Québec, into the international spotlight and into the Canadian conscience. A powerful feature-documentary emerges that takes you right into the action of an age-old aboriginal struggle. The result is a portrait of the people behind the barricades, providing insight into the Mohawks' unyelding determination to protect their land.
Item Description:Title from title frames.
Originally produced by: National Film Board of Canada, Studio B, c1993.
Physical Description:1 streaming video file (120 min.)
Playing Time:01:59:25
Production Credits:Edited by Yurij Luhovy ; camera, Roger Rochat [and 9 others] ; original music composed by Claude Vendette, Francis Grandmont.
Participant or Performer:Narrator, Alanis Obomsawin.
Language:In English.
Original language in English.
Source of Description, Etc. Note:Online resource; title from title frames (Docuseek2, viewed July 30, 2015).

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