The Oka Crisis: A Land Dispute & Indigenous Rights 🇨🇦

Summer 1990: a land dispute in Oka, Quebec between the Mohawk community of Kanesatake & the town of Oka turned into a 78-day standoff. Sparked by proposed development onto sacred Mohawk land, Indigenous rights & land claims moved to the front page. It is a symbol of the struggle for Indigenous self-determination in Canada. 🏞️ #Canada #OkaCrisis #IndigenousRights #CanadianHistory

https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/oka-crisis

The Oka Crisis: A Land Dispute & Indigenous Rights 🇨🇦

Summer 1990: a land dispute in Oka, Quebec between the Mohawk community of Kanesatake & the town of Oka turned into a 78-day standoff. Sparked by proposed development onto sacred Mohawk land, Indigenous rights & land claims moved to the front page. It is a symbol of the struggle for Indigenous self-determination in Canada. 🏞️ #Canada #OkaCrisis #IndigenousRights #CanadianHistory

https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/oka-crisis

The Oka Crisis: A Land Dispute & Indigenous Rights 🇨🇦

Summer 1990: a land dispute in Oka, Quebec between the Mohawk community of Kanesatake & the town of Oka turned into a 78-day standoff. Sparked by proposed development onto sacred Mohawk land, Indigenous rights & land claims moved to the front page. It is a symbol of the struggle for Indigenous self-determination in Canada. 🏞️ #Canada #OkaCrisis #IndigenousRights #CanadianHistory

https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/oka-crisis

OK I swear this is the last post I’ll make about the Oka Crisis this year… but it’s important to remember.

Alanis Obomsawin’s Kanehsatà:ke: 270 Years of Resistance didn’t just blow my mind — it shaped the way I approach filmmaking. It showed me that a film could be more than a record — it could be a weapon. A document of resistance that outlives the moment and keeps feeding the fire.

I wrote up some thoughts about that, and shared a few pieces I’ve made over the years about the so-called Oka Crisis — clips with Clifton Nicholas, Gord Hill and Ellen Gabriel.

Check it out here:
👉 https://amplifierfilms.ca/reflections-on-resistance-35-years-since-the-siege-of-kanehsatake

#Kanehsatake #OkaCrisis #AlanisObomsawin #LandBack #WarriorFlag #subMedia #AmplifierFilms #ResistanceLives

35 years ago, Mohawks at Kanehsatà:ke stood their fuckin’ ground against cops, soldiers, and colonial bullshit. Back in the day, I chopped it up with legendary comic artist and militant Indigenous historian Gord Hill to break down the Oka Crisis in under 5 minutes. This was from my old show It's the End of the World as We Know It and I Feel Fine for @subMedia . Still hits hard.

📽️ Watch it. Share it. Never forget that resistance is fucking fertile.

#OkaCrisis #Kanehsatake #IndigenousResistance #subMedia #GordHill

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ArOIdwcj2w8

This shit keeps coming back, and for good reason. We still gotta remind folks: protect your fuckin’ identity — not just at protests, but at land defense camps, blockades, occupations — anywhere people are resisting.

With AI surveillance ghouls like Palantir feeding the beast, and fascism getting comfy in the U.S., the need for anonymity is life or death.

The Warriors at #Kanehsatake knew this. Learned it through struggle. My homie Clifton breaks it down in this clip. This ain’t just some Indigenous issue — this is for everyone who stands up and fights back.

So mask the fuck up. Sunglasses. Hood. No easy targets. Stay wild. Stay free.

#Oka35 #OkaCrisis #SecurityCulture

Ellen Gabriel appears in this video, one of the first projects by Amplifier Films, recorded in the middle of the pandemic—just before we shifted our focus to working on Yintah full-time. Ellen was a spokesperson for Kanehsatà:ke during the 1990 Oka Crisis, which people from the community refer to as the Siege of Kanehsatà:ke. As we approach the 35th anniversary of that pivotal moment, we’re sharing a few reflections on its impact. The resistance at Kanehsatà:ke inspired Indigenous people not only in so-called Canada, but around the world. Still, the struggle for Indigenous sovereignty is far from over. Stay tuned for more videos exploring this important chapter in Indigenous resistance.

#Kanehsatake #OkaCrisis #IndigenousResistance #EllenGabriel #AmplifierFilms #LandBack #IndigenousSovereignty #35YearsOfResistance #Decolonize #NativeRights #MohawkResistance #SiegeOfKanehsatake #HistoryMatters #SupportIndigenousMedia

If you are in #montreal on March 21 this is the place to be, your chance to listen to a living legend speak. Katsi'tsakwas Ellen Gabriel is a Kanien'kehá:ka activist and human rights activist. She became known to the general public as a spokesperson for the Kanien'kehàka of Kanehsatà:ke during the #OkaCrisis. This event is for the launch of the french version of her memoir When the Pine Needles Fall. A Story of Indigenous Resistance

https://www.concordia.ca/cuevents/artsci/social-justice-centre/2025/03/Ellen_Gabriel_Livre.html

Beans (2020 film)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beans_(2020_film)

Watched this last evening:
* historically important
* 2020 Canadian drama film directed by Mohawk-Canadian filmmaker Tracey Deer
* explores 1990 Oka Crisis at Kanesatake
* well acted (strong emotions); good screenplay, score, filmography
* Rotten Tomatoes: 91% of 54 critics' reviews positive; avg rating 7.6/10

#Canada #Indigenous #Mohawk #Oka #OkaCrisis #Kanesatake #TraceyDeer

Online book launch

#WhenThePineNeedlesFall: #Indigenous Acts of Resistance with authors #KatsitsakwasEllenGabriel and #SeanCarleton

Hosted by #PamPalmater (who wrote the forward)

audio: https://soundcloud.com/pampalmater/when-the-pine-needles-fall-book-launch
video: https://youtu.be/B7fp3NxTAl8

#EllenGabriel #Autochtones #Landback #Kanehsatake #Kahnawake #Oka #OkaCrisis #CriseDOka #PremièresNations #FirstNations #LandDefenders #DéfenseursDeLaTerre #StateRepression #RépressionDÉtat #books #livres #memoirs #mémoires

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