Indian Summer: The Oka Crisis

Indian Summer: The Oka Crisis

Drama 2006

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Indigenous sovereignty stood at the forefront of political life in Oka, Quebec in the summer of 1990 when the Mohawk Nation was forced to stand their ground and protect their sacred land from being absorbed into a land development project.

Drama 2006

Starring Alex Rice, Tony Nardi, Pamela Matthews

EPISODE 1

Part 1

Pressure quickly escalates, and any chance of a peaceful resolution soon disappears, after land claimed by the Mohawk people is encroached upon and becomes threatened. What happens when an unstoppable force meets an immovable object?

1 hr 29 min · Jan 1, 2007
EPISODE 2

Part 2

As negotiations continue to falter, the army and the Surete du Quebec take over command of the crisis and proceed to cordon off Kanehsatake and Kahnawake to squeeze the Mohawk people into submission, thus beginning a war of attrition.

1 hr 29 min · Jan 1, 2007

Alex Rice

Actor
Tony Nardi

Actor
Pamela Matthews

Actor
George Leach

Actor
Tantoo Cardinal

Actor

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Indian Summer: The Oka Crisis

DRAMA

Indigenous sovereignty stood at the forefront of political life in Oka, Quebec in the summer of 1990 when the Mohawk Nation was forced to stand their ground and protect their sacred land from being absorbed into a land development project.

Information

Studio: MULTI
Released: 2006