Kanehsatake, 270 Years of Resistance

Name: Kanehsatake, 270 Years of Resistance
Genre: Documentary
Released: 1993-07-12
Duration: 119 min
Rating: 7.1
Cast: Alanis Obomsawin, Jack Burning, Herbie Barnes, Ethel Blondin, Robert Bourassa

1993·Documentary·1h 59m

7.1

★

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.

Directed by Alanis Obomsawin

indigenous

quebec

mohawk

woman director

canadian army

first nations

indigenous peoples

indigenous rights

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Cast

Alanis Obomsawin

Narrator (voice)

Robert Bourassa

Self

Crew

Alanis Obomsawin

Director

Alanis Obomsawin

Writer

Wolf Koenig

Producer

Alanis Obomsawin

Producer

Alanis Obomsawin

Script

Stephen Reizes

Assistant Camera

Guylaine Dionne

Assistant Camera

Popular Reviews

15 reviews

benc737

7.0★ · 11/05/25

Really makes you think a lot, especially in today’s climate

Jonathan Snee

You'll never beat a people with this much swag.

7.5★ · 03/19/25

wow.

sar

9.6★ · 02/24/25

incredible documentary. each state sanctioned army uses the same tactics of extreme aggression, provocation, starvation, and self-victimization, no matter the state. and STILL it was no match for the resilience and determination of the Kanyen'kehà:ka protestors. thank goodness for journalists who put their lives on the line to cover these stories!!

aly

9.0★ · 02/17/25

why can’t people just mind their damn business