Oka crisis
At a glance:
- Series: American Indians Ready Reference
- Categories: Military History, Land Acquisition and Expansion, Territory Redistribution
- Subcategories: Native Americans, American Indians, Violence
- Curriculum: American History 1951-present, American Indian History
- Geographical Location: Quebec
- Date: 1990
Article abstract: A conflict over Mohawk land claims leads to an armed confrontation between Indians and the Surreté du Québec.
The conflict that erupted in early July, 1990, at Oka in Quebec was the result of long-standing problems both within the Mohawk community in Canada and between that community and various other, mainly governmental, bodies. It was brought on in large measure by disputes regarding the ownership of the relevant lands at Oka that dated back to the early eighteenth century.
The lands at Oka do not fit the usual pattern of disputed...
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