Kanehsatake: 270 Years of Resistance

In 1990, the resistance of the First Nations inhabitants of Kanehsatake to the expansion of a golf course onto their traditional burial grounds resulted in an armed standoff between the Mohawk activists and warriors on one side and the Quebec police and Canadian army on the other. For seventy-eight days, Obomsawin stayed behind the barricades to film the conflict. The resulting documentary is a moving account of the struggle for territory and respect, and an affecting portrait of the courageous men and women who resisted the violent intimidation of the government forces.