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"Six Miles Deep"

"Six Miles Deep"Six Miles Deep
(2009, 43 min.) CANADA
Director: Sara Roque (Métis)
Produced by: the National Film Board of Canada

This documentary offers a compelling look at the vital role the clan mothers played in the blockade of a highway near Caledonia, Ontario, an action taken by the Iroquois to prevent construction of a housing development on a tract of land that lies within their traditional territory.

Image credit: Six Miles Deep - Photo taken from the production. © 2009 National Film Board of Canada. All rights reserved.; Six Miles Deep - Photo taken from production. © 2009 National Film Board of Canada. All rights reserved.

Sara Roque

2011 Native American Film + Video Festival

2010 Native Cinema Showcase, NM

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