You Are on Indian Land

Name: You Are on Indian Land
Director: Michael Kanentakeron Mitchell
Released: 1969-03-21
Duration: 37 min
Rating: 8.5
Cast: Michael Kanentakeron Mitchell

8.5

March 21, 1969

37m

Documentary

Overview

The territory of Akwesasne straddles the Canada-U.S. border. When Canadian authorities prohibited the duty-free cross-border passage of personal purchases - a right established by the Jay Treaty of 1794 - Kanien'kéhaka protesters blocked the international bridge between Ontario and New York State.