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Rocks at Whiskey Trench
It was one of the saddest incidents in recent Canadian history. On August 28, 1990, a convoy of 75 cars left the Mohawk community of Kahnawake and filed across Montreal's Mercier Bridge - straight into a horrifying 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 by the Canadian army. The film looks back at the events leading up to and following the attack. It also delves into the history of Kahnawake and how the community has been harmed by the appropriations of land that have seen it shrink to a third of its original size. Ten years later, it is clear that time and healing circles have helped close the wounds. But it will be a long time before anyone is willing to forgive and forget.
Canada - 2000 - 1 h 45 mn - 16 mm • 1,33 - Colour
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