Incident at Restigouche - Film Screening
The McGill Indigenous Law Association (ILADA) and the National Film Board (NFB) present a free virtual screening of Alanis Obomsawin’s groundbreaking documentary Incident at Restigouche. The screening will be followed by a discussion and Q&A about Mi’kmaw fishing rights with special guest Sherry Pictou. All eyes on Mi’kma’ki.
Schedule
18:00 EST: Words of welcome and virtual film screening
19:00 EST: Discussion + Q&A
Visit ILADA's event posting on for more details and screening link.
Our guest
Dr. Sherry Pictou is a Mi'kmaw woman from L’sɨtkuk (water flows through tall rocks) known as Bear River First Nation, Nova Scotia. She is an Assistant Professor in the Faculties of Law and Management at Dalhousie University where she focuses on Indigenous governance. She is also the former Chief of her community and the former Co-Chair of the World Forum of Fisher Peoples. Dr. Sherry Pictou is a member of the IPBES Task Force on Indigenous and Local Knowledge. Her research interests include Mi’kmaw & Indigenous land and water-based governance, decolonizing treaty relations, social justice for Indigenous women, Indigenous women’s role in food and lifeways, and Indigenous knowledge and food systems.
Incident at Restigouche
Alanis Obomsawin / 1984 / 45 min / English
Synopsis: On June 11 and 20, 1981, the Quebec Provincial Police (QPP) raided Restigouche Reserve, Quebec. At issue were the salmon-fishing rights of the Mi’kmaq. Because salmon has traditionally been a source of food and income for the Mi’kmaq, the Quebec government’s decision to restrict fishing aroused consternation and anger.
