Trick or Treaty?
“The Fight for Justice”
2014•14A•1h 25m•Released
Documentary
Legendary Canadian documentarian Alanis Obomsawin digs into the tangled history of Treaty 9 — the infamous 1905 agreement wherein First Nations communities relinquished sovereignty over their traditional territories — to reveal the deceptions and distortions which the document has been subjected to by successive governments seeking to deprive Canada’s First Peoples of their lands.
Director
Alanis Obomsawin
Writer
Alanis Obomsawin
Languages
English, Cree
Cast
Alanis Obomsawin
Narrator
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