Anger links arms with resilience in Alanis Obomsawin’s riveting two-hour account of the Oka Crisis, a bellicose conflict that received global attention. Unwavering in its commitment to sacred land and First Nations struggles, Kanehsatake is among the filmmaker’s most accomplished works.

Bureaucracy is another channel for systemic prejudice in this portrait of an ardent protestor, maligned for her Mohawk name. Giving voice to one individual who set aside pacifism to protect an endangered environment and her people, this short resonates with historic fights for self-determination.