Kanehsatake: 270 Years of Resistance: The making of (clip 4)

Filmmaker Alanis Obomsawin describes why she had to go back in history 270 years to explain the Oka Crisis that exploded in the summer of 1990.

Niveau scolaire 10 - 12

Civics/Citizenship / Human Rights

Aboriginal Studies / History/Politics

Aboriginal Studies / Identity/Society

Description pédagogique:

Begin with a discussion of why the Aboriginal people feel so strongly about the need to protect their land. Discuss whether the government over-reacted by calling in the army. Could this dispute have been settled by any other means? Who would you consider “the bad guys” in this confrontation? Has this film challenged your views concerning Native issues in Canada? Were all parties involved represented fairly in this film? This film deals with mature subject matter .