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Kanehsatake: 270 Years of Resistance

In July 1990,a dispute over a proposed golf course to be built on Kanien'kéhaka (Mohawk) lands in Oka, Quebec, set the stage for an historic confrontation that would grab international headlines and sear itself into the Canadian consciousness.Director Alanis Obomsawin spent 78 days behind Kanien'kéhaka lines filming the armed standoff between protestors, the Québec police and the Canadian army.
IMDb 7.91 h 59 min1993
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Violencesmokingfoul languagesexual content
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Directors
Alanis Obomsawin
Producers
Alanis ObomsawinWolf Koenig
Starring
Jack BurningHerbie BarnesAlanis Obomsawin
Studio
National Film Board of Canada
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