Oak Standoff 1990
*In town of Oka Quebec officials wanted to build a golf course
*Local Mohawks claimed the land belonged to them
*Mohawks blockaded major roads for six months
*Police stormed the barricades and one police officer was killed
*The army was called in and tense standoff between the two occurred
*Governement bought the land and transferred it to the Mohawks
*Other protests broke out in Gustafsen Lake in B.C.
*Local Mohawks claimed the land belonged to them
*Mohawks blockaded major roads for six months
*Police stormed the barricades and one police officer was killed
*The army was called in and tense standoff between the two occurred
*Governement bought the land and transferred it to the Mohawks
*Other protests broke out in Gustafsen Lake in B.C.
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Summary
The Oka Standoff is one of the more difficult situations between the government and the native people, just another showing of how important their traditions are to them and that it was time they got recognized as well.