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Instructions

For this assignment, you are to give your personal reflection on the documentary Kanehsatake:270 Years of Resistance(1993). A self-directed class has been

designated for March 14th, so you can watch the film on your own time and work on the reflection.

In Alanis Obomsawin’s documentary, Kanehsatake:270 Years of Resistance,she spent78 days and nights filming the armed stand-off between the Kanien’kéhaka (Mohawk) People, the Quebec police and the Canadian army. This powerful film documents this historic confrontation and the people behind the barricades. The objective of this assignment is to reflect upon your personal impressions and thoughts about Kanehsatake: 270 Years of Resistance and what you learned from it.

Here are some prompts to help guide your response. You don’t need to answer all of them. You can pick one or more, or you may have questions of your own you want to reflect on. You may want to compare the film to contemporary confrontations and stand-offs associated with sovereignty over land, waterways, and resources.

.What is this film about?

.What is its main argument, and how is it presented cinematically?.Was it revelatory for you? Part of it or all of it?·What did you learn from it?