Alanis Obomsawin

Rocks at Whiskey Trench

Alanis Obomsawin,
2000,
105 min 18 s

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Synopsis
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In the summer of 1990, one of the more shocking developments of the Oka stand-off of Kahnawake was the day when approximately 75 vehicles from Kahnawake, mainly with women, children and elderly Natives, were stoned by angry LaSalle residents as they attempted to leave the reserve. This film explores that incident, intercutting current testimonials from both Natives and Chateauguay residents, as well as news footage of the day.

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This was my last film on the Oka Crisis. Everyone was talking about the rock throwing that was going on, and it always bothered me that we never heard from the people in the cars. They had no voice. So I decided to give them a voice. It was only after this film was done that I felt free, that I could walk away from this subject matter.

— Alanis Obomsawin