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Oka, an Indian summer
Directed by Gil Cardinal
Written by Gil Cardinal
Genre : Dramatic
Length : 4 episodes of 60 minutes
Language: English and dubbed in French
Summary:
Based on the true events of the 1990 OKA crisis, Indian Summer tells of how a modest protest by Mohawks to protect their 300-year-old cemetery from the expansion of a golf course gave way to the largest deployment of Canadian troops since the Korean War.
Cast :
Alex Rice
Tony Nardi
Pamela Matthews
George Leach
Tantoo Cardinal
Eric Schweig
Sandra Laronde
Darrell Dennis
Gary Farmer
Billy Merasty
Joseph Cross,
Vincent Leclerc
and Emmanuel Bilodeau
Awards :
2006 Dreamspeakers Film Festival
Winner of: Best Dramatic Feature (VOA)
2006 Native Presences Festival
Special Mention (VOA)
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