After some time, Kahnawake negotiated separately with the armed forces to remove the blockade to the bridge. International use of Kahnawake flag In 2007, two vessels operated by the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society flew the Kahnawake Mohawk flag. The Kahnawake Mohawk nation is the only indigenous American sovereign nation to have deep-sea foreign-going vessels flying its flag. Since December 2007, the Sea Shepherd vessels have been registered in the Netherlands. Historic sites Kahnawake contains three National Historic Sites of Canada: Fort St-Louis, the Jesuit Mission of St-François-Xavier, and the Caughnawaga Presbytery. Representation in other media Reaghan Tarbell, a native of Kahnawake, wrote and directed a one-hour documentary, Little Caughnawaga: To Brooklyn and Back (2008), about the families from Kahnawake who migrated to work in New York. It focused on the early 20th-century community created by the women where they settled in Brooklyn, while the men worked on steel skyscrapers and bridges. It was later released in the US as A Mohawk Journey: To Brooklyn and Back (2010). In Tracey Deer’s drama film Beans, the 1990 Oka Crisis at Kanesatake is explored. Deer lived the crisis as a child and show it through the eyes of a preteen girl named Tekehentahkhwa (nicknamed "Beans"). Beans’ perspective on life is radically changed by these events. Notable residents Tammy Beauvais - fashion designer John Kim Bell (b. 1952) - conductor, first Aboriginal person to conduct a symphony orchestra A. Brian Deer - librarian, scholar Tracey Deer, two-time Gemini Award-winning filmmaker, for her documentary Club Native (2008). She also made the short Mohawk Girls. She was producer/director/writer to adapt it as a television series, Mohawk Girls, which ran on CBC for five seasons from 2014 to 2017. Don Eagle - 1950 American Wrestling Association champion as Chief Don Eagle. Mary Two-Axe Earley (1911–1996), champion of Native Women's rights, she played a major role in having Bill C-31 implemented in Canada, and received major honours. Babe and Carla Hemlock, visual artists Kawennáhere Devery Jacobs, actress Waneek Horn-Miller - athlete, member of the Canadian women's water polo team, which won a Gold Medal at the 1999 Pan American Games in Winnipeg Alwyn Morris, athlete, won a gold medal in canoe/kayak (K2) for Canada at the 1984 Olympics Alex Rice, actress featured in numerous TV and film roles, including two of the Twilight films. Robert (Bobby) Simpson - former professional ice hockey player who played for the Atlanta