{"id":41753,"date":"2023-10-03T21:25:08","date_gmt":"2023-10-04T01:25:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/reelcanada.ca\/film\/kanehsatake-270-years-of-resistance\/"},"modified":"2024-03-11T12:36:09","modified_gmt":"2024-03-11T16:36:09","slug":"kanehsatake-270-years-of-resistance","status":"publish","type":"film","link":"https:\/\/reelcanada.ca\/film\/kanehsatake-270-years-of-resistance\/","title":{"rendered":"Kanehsatake: 270 Years of Resistance"},"content":{"rendered":"
In July of 1990, the Oka Crisis was a critical moment in contemporary Canadian history and a turning point for Indigenous affairs. That summer, as the small Quebec community was thrust into the international spotlight, master filmmaker Alanis Obomsawin spent 78 nail-biting days filming the armed stand-off between the Mohawks of Kanehsatake, Quebec, the Quebec police and the Canadian army.<\/p>\n
This powerful documentary takes you right to the heart of the action, painting a sensitive and deeply affecting portrait of the people behind the barricades.<\/p>\n
Winner of the Toronto International Film Festival\u2019s Best Canadian Feature Film prize.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
In July of 1990, the Oka Crisis was a critical moment in contemporary Canadian history and a turning point for Indigenous affairs. That summer, as the small Quebec community was… <\/p>\n