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     • The Oka Crisis in 1990 was triggered by a land dispute between the Mohawks of Kanesatake and the town of Oka in Quebec, Canada.
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   Who set off the Oka Crisis?

   • The Pines that set off the Oka Crisis: 'Once that’s gone, what’s left?’ Thirty years after that tense standoff in Kanesatake, the conflict lives on in the bodies and minds of those who experienced it first-hand. And the land they fought for remains threatened. “Sometimes people will say, ‘You were just a kid, you can’t remember that.’

   The Pines that set off the Oka Crisis: 'Once that’s gone, what’s left?’

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   How did the Oka Crisis start?

   • The ensuing conflict came to a head on July 11, 1990, when provincial police raided a protest camp in the Pines. Shots were exchanged. A police officer, Sûréte du Québec Cpl. Marcel Lemay was killed — sparking the 78-day standoff known as the Oka Crisis.

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   Why was the Oka Crisis a 78-day standoff?

   • A dispute over an area known as the Pines kicked off a 78-day standoff, now familiar as the Oka Crisis. The then-mayor of Oka, Jean Ouellette, was looking to expand a golf course into sacred Mohawk land that houses a cemetery for their people. “Dig up our ancestors, and put a golf course. It was horrifying to think about that.”

   Revisiting the Oka Crisis: Testimonies from the frontlines

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   What happened in Oka?

   • It’s been 30 years since all eyes were on Oka, a small town just an hour west of Montreal. A dispute over an area known as the Pines kicked off a 78-day standoff, now familiar as the Oka Crisis. The then-mayor of Oka, Jean Ouellette, was looking to expand a golf course into sacred Mohawk land that houses a cemetery for their people.

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   How long did the Oka Crisis Last?

   • The Oka Crisis didn’t unfold over 78 days that summer in 1990. It took centuries. The King of France granted a vast tract of land for Mohawk settlement in 1716. Four years later he handed it to Sulpician missionaries, who — over time — transferred it to villages like Oka, Pointe-Calumet, St-Joseph-du-Lac and Mirabel.

   The Pines that set off the Oka Crisis: 'Once that’s gone, what’s left?’

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   Is the Oka Crisis erasing US?

   • It may not be happening quickly but it’s erasing us,” says Ellen Gabriel, who was on the front lines during the Oka Crisis. “Our identity, our culture, our language is all tied to the land. Once that’s gone, what’s left?” The Oka Crisis didn’t unfold over 78 days that summer in 1990. It took centuries.

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3. www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca › en › articleKanesatake Resistance (Oka Crisis) - The Canadian Encyclopedia

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   Jul 11, 2013 · The Kanesatake Resistance, also known as the Oka Crisis or the Mohawk Resistance at Kanesatake, was a 78-day standoff (11 July–26 September 1990) between Kanyen'kehà:ka (Mohawk) protesters, Quebec police, the RCMP and the Canadian Army.

4. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Oka_CrisisOka Crisis - Wikipedia

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   September 25, 1990 witnessed the final engagement of the crisis: a Mohawk warrior walked around the perimeter of the blockade area with a long stick, setting off flares that had been originally installed by the Canadian Forces to alert them to individuals fleeing the area.

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6. montrealgazette.com › news › the-land-in-the-pinesThe Pines that set off the Oka Crisis: 'Once that’s gone ...

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   Jul 11, 2020 · The Pines that set off the Oka Crisis: 'Once that’s gone, what’s left?’. Thirty years after that tense standoff in Kanesatake, the conflict lives on in the bodies and minds of those who experienced...

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   Jul 11, 2020 · A police officer, Sû ré te du Québec Cpl. Marcel Lemay was killed — sparking the 78-day standoff known as the Oka Crisis. The disputed territory at Oka is a part of a 300-year-old land ...

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   Jul 10, 2020 · A dispute over an area known as the Pines kicked off a 78-day standoff, now familiar as the Oka Crisis. The then-mayor of Oka, Jean Ouellette, was looking to expand a golf course into sacred...

9. www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca › en › articleKanesatake Resistance (Oka Crisis) (Plain-Language Summary)

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   Apr 26, 2023 · In the summer of 1990, a resistance occurred in Kanesatake, Quebec. Nearby is a town called Oka. This event has many names – the Oka Crisis, the Kanesatake Resistance, and the Mohawk Resistance. The main participants were Kanyen'kehà:ka (Mohawk) protesters, the Quebec police, the RCMP, and the Canadian Army.

10. www.cbc.ca › news › canadaPoint of View: The Oka Crisis — looking forward after 30 years

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    Jul 10, 2020 · The Oka Crisis woke up Indigenous peoples across Canada and around the world. It advanced efforts at the United Nations to approve a Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples.