#292 - The Kanehsatake Resistance

Published: Dec. 12, 2021, 6:14 a.m.

b"For 78 days in 1990, a group of Mohawk protestors withstood a siege from the Canadian armed forces. The root of the conflict? A town in Quebec sought to take over their land to expand a golf course. The Oka Crisis is the subject of Alanis Obomsawin's acclaimed documentary KANEHSATAKE: 270 YEARS OF RESISTANCE (1993), which offers us an opportunity to consider how Canada treats its First Nations. \\n\\nWatch the film: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7yP3srFvhKs"