Kanehsatake, 270 Years of Resistance

Kanehsatake, 270 Years of Resistance (1993)

July 12th, 19931h 59min

Documentary
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Overview

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.


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