France claimed the site of presentday montreal which had been the mohawk village of. Alanis obomsawins documentary captures the oka crisis of 1990 from behind the barricades. Some of these events and history are explored in alanis obomsawins documentary film, kanehsatake. In contrast, alanis obomsawins 1993 award winning film kanehsatake.
Sipi library will feature a film created by abenaki filmmaker, alanis obomsawin, during the crisis at oka on mohawk territory in 1990. Kanehsatake 270 years of resistance 1993 webrip xvid mp3xvid. In 1868, one year after confederation, the chief of the oka mohawk people, joseph. Dionne brand, alanis obomsawin, poetics of resistance. That summer, the small quebec community was thrust into the international spotlight when members of the mohawk nation blocked access to reserve lands that the predominantly white community of.
It was released direct to video in 1993 and is 1h59min long. National film board of canada national film board of canada. With jack burning, herbie barnes, alanis obomsawin, ethel blondin. Crise doka was a land dispute between a group of mohawk people. Searching for a streaming service to buy, rent, download, or watch the alanis obomsawindirected movie. Kanehsatake 270 years of resistance oka mohawk uprising alanis obomsawin director rated. This collection is made up of her films concerning the mohawk demonstrations at kanehsatake and kahnawake in 1990. The mohawks confined to the community center eventually leave. In july of 1990, the oka crisis was a critical moment in. This series of prints was created in the summer of 1990 when the artistfilmmaker was behind the barricades to shoot what would become, three years later, the celebrated movie kanehsatake.
Kanehsatake 270 years of resistance 1993 webrip xvid mp3xvid seeds. In july 1990, a dispute over a proposed golf course to be built on kanienkehaka mohawk lands in oka, quebec, set the stage for a historic confrontation that. For full quality, download the divx avi file and play it with vlc a featurelength, multiaward winning documentary by. Those who remained at the treatment center were immediately arrested, with the men and women separated and sent to the farnham army base. Followed by a postscreening conversation with the director. The infuriating and heartbreaking documentary kanehsatake. One of the most acclaimed indigenous directors in the world, alanis obomsawin came to cinema from performance and storytelling. Screening at moma as part of the film exhibition alanis obomsawin. Studio b a featuredocumentary on the confrontation of the mohawk people of the first nations and the quebec police and the canadian army in the summer of 1990. The mohawk nation squared off against the canadian police and army in a land dispute that traced back to the 17th century, when the french first tried to seize the area surrounding the island of montreal.
Kanehsatake 270 years of resistance 1993 1080p webrip x264rarbg seeds. Also, alexanders short and brief summer movies commentary. Produced by the national film board of canada, the film won 18 canadian and international awards, including the distinguished documentary achievement award from the international documentary association and the city tv award for best canadian feature. Hired by the nfb as a consultant in 1967, she has created an extraordinary body of workmore than 50 films and countingincluding landmark documentaries like incident at restigouche 1984 and kanehsatake. The 1993 featurelength documentary and winner of 18 canadian and international awards, kanehsatake. Kahnawake man 1997 and rocks at whiskey trench 2000. Bibliography lists 2 sources, but one of these citations is incomplete. This essay discusses how the film kanehsatake deals with the european conquest of north america and its legacy. The film details the 270 years of history between the mohawk and the british, french and canadians, the pinnacle of which was in 1990 and the oka crisis. It shows the resistance of the first nations of kanehsatake, a mohawk establishment in the municipality of oka.
All the mohawks arrested from the treatment center regarding the issue of the. As they did a little talking, it turned out that she was alanis obomsawin, a wellregarded aboriginal american filmmaker from canada neither of us had heard of her, but i probably should have on her. William and alexander return from summer vacation to talk about kanehsatake. Kanehsatake 270 years of resistance national film board of.
Video with tags alanis obomsawin browse through avaxhome video category and choose a movie that suits your mood. Kanehsatake 270 years of resistance is arguably alanis obomsawins most important film, documenting the military 1990 siege of a mohawk reserve near oka, quebec, and its causes. Cut off, speaking little french and no english, obomsawin held fast to the songs and. They are jailed for a short time and then released. A film account about the military 1990 siege of a native american reserve near oka, quebec, canada and its causes. This way youll be able to quickly find the movie that is perfect for you. Weve carefully organized all the movies on our website not only based on genre, but also based on language, format, quality, production land, and the date of release.
For me a real documentary is when you are really listening to somebody. Marc glassman is the editor of pov, artistic director of pages unbound, film critic for classical 96. Produced by the national film board of canada, the film won 18 canadian and international awards, including the distinguished documentary achievement award from the international documentary association and the city tv award for best canadian feature film. In short the racist piece of shit mayor of oka in so called quebec, wanted to expand the local golf course by destroying a mohawk burial ground. In the end, there is no real resolution to the stand off. Supported by the city of toronto and the ontario media development corporation. Kanehsatake 270 years of resistance 1993 1080p webrip x264. Alanis obomsawin, cc goq born august 31, 1932 is an american canadian abenaki. French and english, the narrator details how the colonizers settlement. Alanis obomsawin has been making quality films since 1971. Obomsawins detailed portrayal of the mohawk community places the oka crisis within the larger context of mohawk land rights dating back to 1535 when france claimed the site of presentday montreal which had been the mohawk.
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