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In 1990, two Mohawk communities enter into a 78-day armed standoff with government forces to protect a burial ground from developers.

Tells the story of a standoff between a Mohawk community and government forces in the summer of 1990 in Quebec through the eyes of a preteen Mohawk girl.

"Life on the rez has never been easy, and for girls at the beginning of the 21st century, some issues seem further from resolution than ever. Mohawk Girls captures the lives of three exuberant and insightful Mohawk teenagers as they face their future. The unwritten rules of the...

From Halifax to Vancouver, every production studio in the NFB's English Program participated in this project. Some of Canada's finest Aboriginal filmmakers come together in this collection of 13 short films on the subject of nationhood. The results are an exciting and diverse mix...

"In Club Native, filmmaker Tracey Deer uses Kahnawake, her hometown, as a lens to probe deeply into the history and contemporary reality of Aboriginal identity. Following the stories of four women, she reveals the exclusionary attitudes that divide the community and many others l...