REAL ESTATE 5 - Oka
Podcast |
COMMONS
Publisher |
CANADALAND
Media Type |
audio
Podknife tags |
Canada
News & Politics
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Documentary
News
Politics
Society & Culture
Publication Date |
Jun 23, 2021
Episode Duration |
00:59:18

The Oka Crisis was the biggest military confrontation on Canadian soil in more than a century. On its face, it was about a golf course expansion. But for the Mohawks who took up arms, it was the culmination of a centuries-long fight for recognition of their sovereignty and their land.

 

Featured in this episode: Thaioronióhte Dan David, Loreen Pindera, Geoffrey York (Globe and Mail)

 

To learn more:

People of the Pines: The Warriors and Legacy of Oka by Loreen Pindera and Geoffrey York

Kanehsatake: 270 Years of Resistance by Alanis Obomsawin

Rocks at Whiskey Trench by Alanis Obomsawin

“The Oka Crisis — looking forward after 30 years” by Thaioronióhte Dan David in CBC News

 

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