Kanehsatake, 270 Years of Resistance

July. 12,1993

Rating：

7.9

Genre：

Documentary

Keywords：

Woman Director Quebec Indigenous

Trailer Synopsis Cast

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.

Alanis Obomsawin as Narrator (voice)

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