Beans, directed by Tracey Deer, focuses on a young teenager nicknamed Beans (played by Kiawentiio), who has a delicate appearance early in the story and grows into a much stronger person due to the influences of her father, mother, and friends. The context is a 78-day protest by the Mohawk tribe of Québec, where the government has proposed in 1990 to allow sacred burial grounds to become a golf course. Mohawks protest, Whites attack them savagely (while accusing them of being savages), and ultimately the Mohawks win the fight to save the Oka region, though just how is not explained. Some archival footage of the Oka Crisis is included in the film, which serves as a window into the ongoing struggle of Indigenous peoples in Canada. MH