Overview
Filmmaker Gary Kaunonen of KCC-TV in International Falls just released a new documentary about a pivotal time in Northern Minnesota’s labor history. It’s called “Northern Minnesota’s Labor Wars.” The years 1916 and 1917 brought major labor uprisings in the mines of the Mesabi Iron Range and the lumber camps of the state’s far northern pine forests. These events not only shaped local history, but became vital turning points in the national and international labor movement.
Production
Minnesota Historical Society
Cast & Characters
Pam Brunfelt
Interviewee
Aaron Brown
Interviewee
Saku Pinta
Interviewee
Gary Kaunonen
Interviewee
Jason Scorich
Interviewee
Allyse Freeman
Interviewee
Christopher Welter
Cecelia Wattles-McKeig
Judy Dvorak
Shannon Murray
Robert Walls, Jr.
Mike Holden
Directors & Crew
Gary Kaunonen
Producer
Gary Kaunonen
Writer
Gary Kaunonen
Director
Screenshots & Stills
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