Six Miles Deep

Roque, Sara, (film director.). Marin, Lea, (film producer.). Basmajian, Silva, (film producer.). National Film Board of Canada (Montreal), (film producer.).

Summary: On February 28, 2006, members of the Haudenosaunee Confederacy (also known as the People of the Longhouse) blockade a highway near Caledonia, Ontario to prevent a housing development on land that falls within their traditional territories. The ensuing confrontation makes national headlines for months. But less well known is the crucial role played by the clan mothers of the community - the traditional source of power in the Haudenosaunee Nation. With grace and honour, they rally the community on the Six Nations of the Grand River Reserve - with a population of 20,000, the largest reserve in Canada. It is the clan mothers who set the rules for conduct. And when the community's chiefs ask people to abandon the barricades, it is the clan mothers who over-rule them. Six Miles Deep is an inspiring and compelling portrait of a group of women whose actions have led a cultural reawakening in their traditionally matriarchal community.

Record details

Physical Description: 1 streaming video (43 min., 22 sec.) : sound + 1 study guide
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Publisher: Montreal : National Film Board of Canada, 2011.
Copyright: ©2009

Content descriptions

General Note:	Indigenous filmmaker. Agency - English program:.Ontario Centre. Study guide available.
Restrictions on Access Note:	No restrictions.
Creation/Production Credits Note:	Writer, Sara Roque ; director, Sara Roque ; producer, Lea Marin ; editor, Katharine Asals ; director of photography, Stanislaw Barua ; sound recordist, Sanjay Mehta ; original music, Edgardo Moreno ; visual researcher, Jivan Nagra ; sound edit, Grant Edmonds ; mix, Grant Edmonds ; executive producer, Silva Basmajian.
Participant or Performer Note:	Opening narration, Lorna Hill.
Date/Time and Place of an Event Note:	Recorded 2009.
Target Audience Note:	15-17.
System Details Note:	Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Awards Note:	Honourable Mention for the Colin Low Award for Most Innovative Canadian Documentary, 2010
Source of Description Note:	Description based on online resource; title from title screen (National Film Board of Canada, viewed 2024-07-01).