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Kanehsatake: 270 Years of Resistance is a 1993 feature-length documentary film by Alanis Obomsawin, highlighting the events of the 1990 Oka Crisis. Obomsawin documents the events of The Siege of Kanehsatake over 78 days, capturing a rare perspective of an important turning point in Canadian history.
Kanehsatake: 270 Years of Resistance: Directed by Alanis Obomsawin. With Jack Burning, Herbie Barnes, Alanis Obomsawin, Ethel Blondin. A film account about the military 1990 siege of a Native American reserve near Oka, Quebec, Canada and its causes.
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- Documentary
- Alanis Obomsawin
- 1993
Sep 20, 2011 · On a July day in 1990, a confrontation propelled First Nations issues in Kanehsatake and the village of Oka, Quebec, into the international spotlight.
- 119 min
- 319.1K
- NFB
Dec 31, 2014 · A feature-length, multi-award winning documentary by Native American filmmaker Alanis Obomsawin set in the thick of the armed confrontation between Native American Mohawks and Canadian government forces during the 1990 standoff in the Mohawk village of Kanehsatake near the village of Oka in Quebec.
- 119 min
1993 1 h 59 min. 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 a historic confrontation that would grab international headlines and sear itself into the Canadian consciousness.
In a career spanning more than 50 years and as many films, Kanehsatake: 270 Years of Resistance stands as Alanis Obomsawin’s magnum opus.
May 21, 2008 · Kanehsatake: 270 Years of Resistance (Trailer) | MoMA Film - YouTube. The Museum of Modern Art. 529K subscribers. 87. 25K views 15 years ago. Screening at MoMA as part of the Film...
- 3 min
- 25.8K
- The Museum of Modern Art
