Indian Summer: The Oka Crisis

The read

The series ran 1 season across 2 episodes and has finished, so there is no cliffhanger risk.

Synopsis

Fictionalized portrayal of the conflict and standoff in Kanehsatake during the summer of 1990. This major conflict between a Mohawk community and municipal, Quebec and Canadian governments was over the expansion of a golf course into an aboriginal cemetery. Based on the book by John Ciaccia (Quebec Liberal cabinet minister and negotiator) : The Oka Crisis, A Mirror of the Soul

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Key crew

• Gil CardinalWriter
• Gil CardinalDirector

Cast

• Tony NardiJohn Ciaccia
• Arthur HoldenAlex Paterson
• Tantoo CardinalIba Beauvais
• Alex RiceEllen Gabriel
• Billy MerastyJohn Cree
• Pamela MatthewsDenise David
• Sandra LarondeDonna Kahentiiosta Rice
• Flint EaglePsycho
• Kaniehtiio HornSusan Oke
• Eric SchweigTerry Doxtator
• Gary FarmerAlan Montour
• Tamara PodemskiDeborah 'Chicky' Etienne

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