Kanehsatake, 270 Years of Resistance

Plot Summary

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.

Top Cast

Alanis Obomsawin Narrator (voice)

Jack Burning Chief Joseph (voice)

Herbie Barnes Chief Augnita

Ethel Blondin Self

Robert Bourassa Self