Rocks at Whiskey Trench / National Film Board of Canada ; a film by Alanis Obomsawin ; written, directed and narrated by Alanis Obomsawin ; produced by Alanis Obomsawin ; produced by Documentary East (Montreal), a National Film Board of Canada production.

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On August 28, 1990, a convoy of 75 cars left the Mohawk community of Kahnawake and crossed Montreal's Mercier Bridge--straight into an angry mob that pelted the vehicles with rocks. The targets of this violence were Mohawk women, children and elders leaving Kahnawake, in fear of a possible advance b...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author: National Film Board of Canada. Documentary East Studio
Other Authors: Nadon, Guy (Voice actor)
Obomsawin, Alanis (Film director, Screenwriter, Narrator, Film producer)
Language:English
Mohawk
Language and/or Writing System:
In English and Mohawk with English subtitles.
Published: [Montréal, Quebećbec] : [Distributed by] National Film Board of Canada, [2015]
Subjects:
Indigenous peoples of North America > Crimes against > Québec (Province) > Montréal Region.
Mohawk people > Land tenure > Québec (Province)
Mohawk people > Québec (Province) > Government relations.
Châteauguay Region (Québec) > Race relations.
Kahnawake Indian Reserve (Québec) > History.
Montréal Region (Québec) > Race relations.
Québec (Province) > History > Native Crisis, 1990.
Documentary films.
Feature films.
Nonfiction films.
Genre:
Documentary films.
Feature films.
Nonfiction films.
Online Access:
Connect to online resource - MSU authorized users (Alexander Street)
Physical Description:1 streaming video file (105 min.) : digital, sound, color
Format: Electronic Video
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Rocks at Whiskey Trench

Authors: Obomsawin, Alanis
Published: National Film Board of Canada 2000
National Film Board of Canada Video Streaming (including Campus): 2000 (National Film Board of Canada)
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