Film Screening: Kanehsatake 270 years of resistance

June 21 7:00 pm

It's been 28 years since the Oka Crisis and 25 years since the release of Alanis Obomsawin's groundbreaking and multi-awardwinning documentary; Kanehsatake 270 years of resistance.  This film will be available to view by donation at the Rossland Museum and Discovery Centre on National Indigenous Peoples Day, June 21 at 7PM.  We recommend this film for audiences aged 13 yrs +.  It contains scenes of violence and mature language. 

28 years ago in July 1990, a dispute over a proposed golf course to be built on Kanien’kéhaka (Mohawk) lands in Oka, Quebec, set the stage for a historic confrontation that would grab international headlines and sear itself into the Canadian consciousness. Director Alanis Obomsawin spent 78 days behind Kanien’kéhaka lines filming the armed standoff between protestors, the Quebec police and the Canadian army. Released in 1993, this landmark documentary has been seen around the world, winning over a dozen international awards and making history at the Toronto International Film Festival, where it became the first documentary ever to win the Best Canadian Feature award.

Town: Rossland, BC
Venue: Rossland Museum & Discovery Centre
Address: 1100 Hwy 3B; Junction of HWY 3B and HWY 22