Indigenous Governance Database

You Are on Indian Land

You Are on Indian Land Film
You Are on Indian Land
Author
Michael K. Mitchell
Producer
National Film Board of Canada
Year

This film shows the confrontation between police and a 1969 demonstration by Mohawks of the St. Regis Reserve on the bridge between Canada and the United States near Cornwall, Ontario. By blocking traffic on the bridge, which is on the Reserve, the Indians drew public attention to their grievance that they were prohibited by Canadian authorities from duty-free passage of personal purchases across the border, a right they claim was established by the Jay Treaty of 1794...

border issues
Indian Act of 1869
landback
Indigenous Leaders Fellowship Program (ILFP)
Jay Treaty
NNI Indigenous Leaders Fellowship Program
sovereignty
People
Mort Ransen
Native Nations
Mohawk Council of Akwesasne
Resource Type
TV, Radio and Film
Topics
Governance
Intergovernmental Relations
Land/Jurisdiction
Citation

Ransen, Mort. "You Are on Indian Land." National Film Board of Canada. Indian Film Crew and the people of the Akwesasne Mohawk Nation. Canada. 1969. Film. (https://www.nfb.ca/film/you_are_on_indian_land/, accessed February 22, 2023)

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