Trick or Treaty? (2014)

Directed by

Alanis Obomsawin

Genre

documentary film

Country

Canada

Runtime

1h 24m

Rated

14A

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This documentary looks at Treaty 9 from 1905. It explores how First Nations peoples in northern Ontario gave up their rights under this agreement.

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What happens

Trick or Treaty? is a 2014 Canadian documentary feature film by Alanis Obomsawin about Treaty 9, a 1905 agreement in which First Nations peoples in northern Ontario surrendered their sovereign rights. The film is the first by an Indigenous filmmaker to be selected to the Masters program at the Toronto International Film Festival, and is the 43rd film by Obomsawin for the National Film Board of Canada. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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