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Boyce Richardson

Blockade: Algonquins Defend the Forest

    RELEASE

    1990-01-01

    BUGET

    N/A

    LENGTH

    27 min

    Description

    Blockade follows the Barriere Lake Algonquins as they take on the government and the logging industry in a struggle to save their traditional hunting grounds and way of life. In September, 1989, this small First Nations community blockaded six new logging roads, calling for a moratorium on logging and insisting that the government address their concerns. Filmed on location during the period of the blockade, this film raises important questions about our attitudes toward the environment, the exploitation of our natural resources and the rights and treatment of Indigenous peoples.

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