Trick or Treaty? (2014)

The Fight for Justice

• Documentary

Legendary Canadian documentarian Alanis Obomsawin digs into the tangled history of Treaty 9 — the infamous 1905 agreement wherein First Nations communities relinquished sovereignty over their traditional territories — to reveal the deceptions and distortions which the document has been subjected to by successive governments seeking to deprive Canada’s First Peoples of their lands.

Release date

September 4, 2014

Runtime

1h 25m

Language

English

Director

Alanis Obomsawin

Status

Released