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The Oka Legacy (2015)
Directed by Sonia Bonspille Boileau
Documentary · 45m
The Oka Legacy is a POV documentary that explores how the Oka Crisis has influenced Indigenous identity in Canada. In the summer of 1990, all eyes were on the small town of Oka, Quebec. Triggered by plans to expand a golf course on ancestral land, it was a standoff between the Mohawk people of Kanehsatake, the police and eventually the army. The Oka Crisis lasted 78 days and drew worldwide attention. The standoff had a profound impact on Indigenous peoples in Canada setting the tone for Indigenous resistance throughout the ‘90s.
Crew
- Director
- Sonia Bonspille Boileau
- Writer
- Sonia Bonspille Boileau
- Producer
- Linda Ludwick, Catherine Bainbridge, Lisa M. Roth, Christina Fon
Details
- Release date
- 2015-01-01
- Runtime
- 45m
- Genres
- Documentary
- Original language
- EN
- Spoken languages
- English
- Countries
- Canada
- Production
- Rezolution Pictures