The Oka Legacy

The Oka Legacy

2015
45m
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Overview

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.

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Language: EN

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Production Information

Production Companies
Rezolution Pictures
Production Countries
Canada
Spoken Languages
English

Keywords

indigenous quebec oka crisis

Quick Facts

Release Date January 1, 2015
Status Released
Language EN
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Cast

Key Crew

Christina Fon
Producer
Sonia Bonspille Boileau
Writer
Lisa M. Roth
Producer
Sonia Bonspille Boileau
Director
Linda Ludwick
Producer
Catherine Bainbridge
Producer
Ernest Webb
Executive Producer