Incident at Restigouche (1984)

Original title

Les Événements de Restigouche

Directed by

Alanis Obomsawin

Genre

documentary film

Country

Canada

Runtime

45 min

Rating

7.3 of 10 from 3 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

Alanis Obomsawin's documentary shows two police raids on a Mi'gmaq fishing community in 1981. It records the conflict between the Quebec government and Native fishermen over salmon fishing restrictions.

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What happens

Incident at Restigouche is a 1984 documentary film by Alanis Obomsawin, chronicling a series of two raids on the Listuguj Mi'gmaq First Nation (Restigouche) by the Sûreté du Québec in 1981, as part of the efforts of the Quebec government to impose new restrictions on Native salmon fishermen. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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