The film You are on Indian Land examines the unjust treatment of indigenous people who reside in Mohawk Nation, located on the St. Regis Reserve in Cornwall, ON. Unfortunately, conflict and tension quickly began to arise as Canadian Border Services were unwillingly positioned on their land without the consent of the Mohawk Nation. This ultimately disputes the formerly signed Jay Treaty, which allows aboriginals to freely cross the international border between Canada and the United States of America. After peacefully protesting for their rights and freedoms, non-indigenous police officers abruptly interfered, bitterly dismissing their assertions. Neglectfully, they began to place the peaceful protesters under arrest, with no valid reasoning,
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Since the colonization of Canada, indigenous people have constantly been discriminated against and even stripped of their beautiful, complex culture. For instance, racism becomes evident in the film when things then escalate, once again, to the point where the chief of police is called and he then states that he wanted a warrant to carry a gun in order to shoot them. When he states this, it is clear that he racial profiled the indigenous protestors as he disregards what they are saying and instead of listening to them he wants to literally eliminate the problem. Conflict continues to arise when police officers begin to get physically aggressive with women, and children, even causing one child to be pushed over. In this instance it can be rightfully assumed that they are acting in such a violent manner due to the fact that these are people of minority. Instances, such as this one, can be seen throughout the world, notably in the United States of America with the tragic death of George Floyd, which started the Black Lives Matter movement. George Floyd was wrongfully murdered by two white police officers after being falsely accused of stealing
Since the colonization of Canada, indigenous people have constantly been discriminated against and even stripped of their beautiful, complex culture. For instance, racism becomes evident in the film when things then escalate, once again, to the point where the chief of police is called and he then states that he wanted a warrant to carry a gun in order to shoot them. When he states this, it is clear that he racial profiled the indigenous protestors as he disregards what they are saying and instead of listening to them he wants to literally eliminate the problem. Conflict continues to arise when police officers begin to get physically aggressive with women, and children, even causing one child to be pushed over. In this instance it can be rightfully assumed that they are acting in such a violent manner due to the fact that these are people of minority. Instances, such as this one, can be seen throughout the world, notably in the United States of America with the tragic death of George Floyd, which started the Black Lives Matter movement. George Floyd was wrongfully murdered by two white police officers after being falsely accused of stealing