Oclcs webjunction has pulled together information and resources to assist library staff as they consider how to handle. The organization is dedicated to professional training, eu project management, work experience and training for all ages, english and italian language courses. Our territory is situated right off of the beautiful lake of two mountains. National film board of canada a featuredocumentary on the oka confrontation of the mohawk people of the first nations and the quebec police and the canadian army in the summer of 1990. Release information september 15, 1993 toronto varsity 2 19h00 library and archives canada canadian feature film database lac. The mohawks confined to the community center eventually leave. I have been working with darja for over four years now and have always found her to be exceptionally professional. September16,2015% communityengagedlearningintroductionbyannemariefischertechnicalserviceslendingpolicyintroductionbyalyssaevetts.
Kanesatake is in the attendance boundary of lake of two mountains. In this passionate, affecting documentary, alanis obomsawin a member of the abenaki tribe. The incident took place when native land was taken by the white community to build a golf course. Kanesatake lands indian reserve is a reservation in quebec. Kahnawake man 1997 and rocks at whiskey trench 2000. This collection is made up of her films concerning the mohawk demonstrations at kanehsatake and kahnawake in 1990.
We are located under the pines in the heart of kanehsatake, quebec. 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. Marc glassman is the editor of pov, artistic director of pages unbound, film critic for classical 96. Canadian film online is an interactive website devoted to the history of fulllength feature filmmaking in canada. As an ongoing project, the society will be publishing these photographs online. A featurelength, multiaward winning documentary by a native american filmmaker set in the thick of the armed confrontation between native american mohawks and canadian government forces during the 1990 standoff in the mohawk village of kanehsatake near the village of oka in quebec. In july 1990,a dispute over a proposed golf course to be built on kanienkehaka mohawk. We will show the film on friday, february 28th at 10 am and 1 pm in the library instruction room. Screening at moma as part of the film exhibition alanis obomsawin. Looking to learn more about the incredible traditions, stories, and history of canadas indigenous peoples. Numerous and frequentlyupdated resource results are available from this search.
Thank a mohawk, and no amount of money is okay for our stolen land have been erected on highway 344 in kanehsatake overlooking the town of. We see the themes of resistance and activism, as the documentary shows us the standoff at oka. On a july 11, 1990, a confrontation propelled native issues in kanehsatake and the village of oka, quebec, into the international spotlight. It formed iventures pty limited to hold these investments. We have 2 enclosed playgrounds and receive frequent visitors of deer, fox and rabbits. Kanehsatake 270 years of resistance 1990, directed by. The 1993 featurelength documentary and winner of 18 canadian and international awards, kanehsatake. It was in my opinion one of the most shameful incidents in canadas last 50 years.
Mountainview elementary school and saint jude elementary school, both in deuxmontagnes, also serve this community. Our first real endeavor as a class was to watch the documentary kanehsatake 270 years of resistance. Encounters with canada offers youths aged 14 to 17 the chance to stay in ottawa for one actionpacked week. Reliable information about the coronavirus covid19 is available from the world health organization current situation, international travel. 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. She is reliable, has very high standards, and has a great eye for detail. Alanis obomsawins abenaki landmark documentary chronicles the cataclysmic 1990 standoff that occurred between the canadian army, quebec police, and members of the mohawk nation determined to defend their land from the planned encroachment of a golf course. If you wish to send us more information about connectivity availability in your community, please send us an email. That summer, as the small quebec community was thrust into the international spotlight, master filmmaker alanis obomsawin spent 78 nailbiting days filming the armed standoff between the mohawks of kanehsatake, quebec, the quebec police and the. Itakane ict was founded in 2006 and since its inception it has been investing in technology related companies.
The fact that this crisis took place before i was born is hardly an excuse as to why i have never learned about such an important event for the aboriginal peoples. National film board of canada, 2015, 1 hour 59 minute. Signs reading over 500 years of resistance, how can you give or sell something you never owned to begin with, got land. On a july day in 1990, a confrontation propelled native issues in kanehsatake and the village of oka, quebec, into the international spotlight. There are no cultural materials photos, posters, buttons, films, etc. This documentary is an eye opening, unapologetic look at the 1990 oka crisis. The introduction to the film which is entirely narrated by obomsawin, wastes no time in establishing the background story which led up to the 1990 armed standoff in the mohawk village of kanehsatake, near the town of oka in quebec. Director alanis obomsawin spent 78 nervewracking days and nights filming the armed standoff between the mohawks, the quebec police and the canadian army. The twoandahalf month ordeal received brief national attention when the mohawk warriors of kahnawake, in support of their.
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. 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. The original project idea and goals come from the community partner. Some provinces and territories provide additional subsidies for participants, contact us for details. Kanesatake lands indian reserve map quebec mapcarta. Kanehsatake 270 years of resistance oka mohawk uprising. I really enjoyed business english classes with darja. In the end, there is no real resolution to the stand off. The astounding incidents, captured by obomsawin during the 78day ordeal, form a double portrait.
Our school has been in operation for almost 30 years. Its been almost 20 years since the oka crisis happened in the fall of 1990. 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. This essay discusses how the film kanehsatake deals with the european conquest of north america and its legacy. Alanis obomsawin has been making quality films since 1971. In july of 1990, the oka crisis was a critical moment in contemporary canadian history and a turning point for indigenous affairs. Titles kanehsatake 270 years of resistance produced by. Kanesatake lands indian reserve is situated east of terrasseraymond. 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. 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. In 1990, a land dispute between the mohawk first nations community and the town of oka, quebecwhich planned to develop a golf course. Itaka training is an organization based in southern italy a few kilometres away from the gods coast famous for its breathtaking beach and seaside.