This film documents the 1990 crisis when Native Americans of the Mohawk Nation blocked access to reserve land which was being appropriated against their will by the White community of Oka, Quebec, Canada. What this film shows is the initial incident and the resulting siege from the Mohawks point of view as an illustration how this is simply a result of resistance to 270 years of European racism pushing them around and leading up to this confrontation.
On a hot July day in 1990, an historic confrontation propelled Native issues in Kanehsatake and the village of Oka, Québec, into the international spotlight and into the Canadian conscience. Director Alanis Obomsawin endured 78 nerve-wracking days and nights filming the armed stand-off between the Mohawks, the Québec police and the Canadian army. A powerful feature-documentary emerges that takes you right into the action of an age-old aboriginal struggle. The result is a portrait of the people behind the barricades, providing insight into the Mohawks' unyeilding determination to protect their land.
This film documents the 1990 crisis when Native Americans of the Mohawk Nation blocked access to reserve land which was being appropriated against their will by the White community of Oka Quebec Canada. What this film shows is the initial incident and the resulting siege from the Mohawks point of view as an illustration how this is simply a result of resistance to 270 years o...
都以为加拿大不太会有人权问题，没想到就是最受政策保护的印第安土著都会被血腥镇压。起因：Oka镇计划开发高尔夫球场和居民区，在印第安人的保护区土地上。印第安人都被宠坏了，都以为自己是加拿大的真正主人，其实也只是形式而以。
镜头已经告诉了世界谁赢得了胜利。
因商业开发而追溯到原住民历史以来的土地抗争，采访式的纪录片一旦题材没有吸引点就沦为喋喋不休。
I never thought people could be treated like that even though I’ve read about it.
