Gerald R. Alfred, a Kahnawake Mohawk who was part of the band council during the crisis, and who later became a professor of political science, wrote "Heeding the Voices of Our Ancestors: Kahnawake Mohawk Politics and the Rise of Native Nationalism" (1995). This was based on his PhD dissertation, which examined the issues. John Ciaccia, the Minister of Native Affairs for Quebec at the time, wrote a book about the events related to the Oka Crisis. His book, titled "The Oka Crisis, A Mirror of the Soul", was published in 2000. Harry Swain, then the federal deputy minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development, wrote "Oka: a Political Crisis and its Legacy," in 2010. Robin Philpot wrote a book about English Canada's use of the crisis as a political tool following the failed Meech Lake Accord: "Oka: dernier alibi du Canada anglais" (1991). Anarchist author and activist Peter Gelderloos has argued that the Oka Crisis should serve as a model for activists to get what they want for four reasons. Joseph Tehawehron David, a Mohawk artist who became known for his role as a warrior during the Oka Crisis in 1990, developed a body of artistic work that was deeply influenced by his experience "behind the wire" in 1990. In the 1999 film "The Insider", Al Pacino's character Lowell Bergman says "Everybody thinks Canadian Mounties ride horses and rescue ladies from rapids. Mike, they backed locals in Oka in a fight with Mohawks over building a golf course on their burial site, they beat up protestors at Kanesatake". The Canadian punk rock band Propagandhi wrote a song titled "Oka Everywhere", which was released in 1995 on a 10-inch split album with I Spy. It was later re-released on their 1998 compilation album "Where Quantity Is Job Number 1". A vast amount has been written in both English and French and on the Oka crisis, including, but not limited to:  In French: