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Les événements de Restigouche

Les 11 et 20 juin 1981, la Sûreté du Québec mène des rafles dans la réserve de Restigouche, en Gaspésie. En cause : les droits ancestraux de pêche au saumon des Micmacs. Les restrictions que le gouvernement québécois tente d'imposer sur cette pêche, source d'alimentation et de revenus pour les Micmacs, ont soulevé colère et consternation. Lancé en 1984, ce compte rendu coup de poing de l'intervention policière a fait connaître Alanis Obomsawin à l'international. Le film comprend un échange mémorable entre le ministre des Pêches, Lucien Lessard, qui a ordonné les rafles, et la réalisatrice. Des décennies plus tard, …
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Les 11 et 20 juin 1981, la Sûreté du Québec mène des rafles dans la réserve de Restigouche, en Gaspésie. En cause : les droits ancestraux de pêche au saumon des Micmacs. Les restrictions que le gouvernement québécois tente d'imposer sur cette pêche, source d'alimentation et de revenus pour les Micmacs, ont soulevé colère et consternation. Lancé en 1984, ce compte rendu coup de poing de l'intervention policière a fait connaître Alanis Obomsawin à l'international. Le film comprend un échange mémorable entre le ministre des Pêches, Lucien Lessard, qui a ordonné les rafles, et la réalisatrice. Des décennies plus tard, Jeff Barnaby, réalisateur de Rimes pour jeunes goules, citera ce film comme source d'inspiration. « Pour moi, ce documentaire a cristallisé l'idée que les films peuvent être une forme de contestation sociale... Tout a commencé là, avec ce film. »

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Fishing and Hunting Industries Indigenous Peoples in Canada (First Nations and Métis) Law and Crime Politics and Government - Canada All subjects
Indigenous Cinema
  • director
    Alanis Obomsawin
  • producer
    Alanis Obomsawin
    Andy Thomson
  • script
    Alanis Obomsawin
  • narration
    Alanis Obomsawin
  • executive producer
    Robert Verrall
    Adam Symansky
  • camera
    Roger Rochat
    Savas Kalogeras
  • sound
    Yves Gendron
    Bev Davidson
  • editing
    Alan Collins
    Wolf Koenig
  • sound editing
    Bill Graziadei
  • animation
    Raymond Dumas
  • sound mixer
    Jean-Pierre Joutel
  • music editing
    Diane Le Floc'h
  • song
    Édith Butler

Education

Ages 10 to 17

Notes

In class discussion, consider why the Quebec government decided to restrict salmon fishing on the Restigouche River by the Mi’kmaq. Was this decision lawful? Was this decision justified? Have students comment on the treatment of the reserve members by the QPP. Discuss the aftermath of the raids, in terms of vindication.

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