A film account about the military 1990 siege of a Native American reserve near Oka, Quebec, Canada and its causes.A film account about the military 1990 siege of a Native American reserve near Oka, Quebec, Canada and its causes.A film account about the military 1990 siege of a Native American reserve near Oka, Quebec, Canada and its causes.
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Kahentiiosta: I came up here and I says... 'so where's the the road block?' They said, 'it's right here.' I said 'this is the road we're blocking? This is the road you's been blocking for three months?' It's a dirt road! I thought it was maybe a highway you know... jeez.
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I just came back from a screening of this film for a Canadian film class. Although one can have an understanding that terrible things happen all the time that you never hear about, it's still very disturbing and upsetting to finally see these things for yourself. The standoff documented in this movie occurred only 13 years ago. I guess the liberal 90's have created such a sugar coated view of Canada that the carnage of this movie seem surreal. The media was restricted access to record the events; citizens of the country were completely robbed of their basic rights; and a community sank to very low levels of existence.
This film serves as a reminder that one's rights are not as infallible as you are led to believe. The soldiers were pawns throughout the entire ordeal, but that does not excuse their unnecessary acts of violence. Some of the town's people behaved like savages (Throwing stones at Natives leaving the area). I can't understand how people like that can live with themselves. All this over a golf course/ p***ing contest. Watch it if you get the chance, especially if you're patriotic. I still think Canada is among the best places to live in the world. But injustice and idiocy are not easily avoided.
This film serves as a reminder that one's rights are not as infallible as you are led to believe. The soldiers were pawns throughout the entire ordeal, but that does not excuse their unnecessary acts of violence. Some of the town's people behaved like savages (Throwing stones at Natives leaving the area). I can't understand how people like that can live with themselves. All this over a golf course/ p***ing contest. Watch it if you get the chance, especially if you're patriotic. I still think Canada is among the best places to live in the world. But injustice and idiocy are not easily avoided.
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- karthig
- Jan 21, 2003
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By what name was Kanehsatake: 270 Years of Resistance (1993) officially released in India in English?
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