Incident at Restigouche

1.The film was about the fishing dispute in Restigouche in 1981.
2.The film takes place after the raids of June 11 and 20,1981. It shares a glimpse into the past(our history) and deals with interviews from both sides of the dispute after the fact.
3.The story it was sharing was our ongoing story of exixtence in Canada long before the whiteman came,the effect the whiteman's presence had on us and the continued misunderstanding that the whiteman has about us. It tells the story of the fishing dispute at Restigouche in 1981, and the effect it had on the people of Restigouche as well as the First Nation People across Canada.It is just one incident of many that we continue to endure.
4.Yes I knew about this before as my father went up to Restigouche to take part.I remember him bringing home salmon, this was my first time eating salmon(delicious). I remember his picture being in the paper, and as a young child of 11 years,thinking that he might go to jail.
5.I knew that it was  a violent confrontation between the Gov't and Military, against the people of Restigouche, and that our people were going to rally together to show their support.
6.Luciene,Chief alphonse metallic and the 2 people charged.
7.It seems the only way the Gov't is able to deal with native issues is with force. Its as if they use the military to try to subjugate our people as a power move. It appears to me as ta means to embarras us and "put us in our place." But all that seems to happen is the Gov't is left looking like the bad guy.
8After watching the film I feel proud that our people(not just the mikmaq people) will band together at a moments notice to fight for the cause.I think that should stand as apowerful reminder to the Gov't that we have that unified front.
9.Overall I thought that after all these years of living with us  on our land, the whiteman still has no clue.Their reaction to use force is a sign of their ignorance and disrespect for our people,our culture, our traditions, and our generosity.We've tried to live peacefully side by side the whiteman as his equal, but the whiteman continues to see us as less than him. In the video one of the officials said" just because they are native, all is pure". It was an obvious discriminatory statement based on his ignorance and lack of understanding of First Nation people. I can't understand  why the Gov't leaders are not more educated on the ways of the First nations. Alot of these confrontations seem to be happening out of a misunderstanding of where we are coming from. Although you can't forget the $$$, which seems to be the driving force. They(the gov't)want access to the natural resources to exploit them, then blame everything on us, as if we could do as much damage as the commercial fishermen. But mostly the Gov't still has no idea how to effectively communicate with the First Nations.
10 Yes I would most definitely recommend it. Anything such as this video is a strong reminder  of what we stand for, a reminder that the Gov't still has alot to learn, and of course a reminder of what we need to pass on to the future generations. I will be sharing this video with my children and will be pointing out their grandfather to them and hopefully inspire one of them to follow in his footsteps.