What the records say
- When
- 11 Jul 1990
- Kind
- Event
- Coordinates
- 45.47° N, 74.08° W
- Description
- The Oka crisis begins.
Placed at the coordinates of the event it links, Oka Crisis.
Oka Crisis
1990 land dispute between a group of Mohawk people and the town of Oka, Quebec, Canada
The Oka Crisis, also known as the Mohawk Crisis or Kanehsatà:ke Resistance, was a land dispute between a group of Mohawk people and the town of Oka, Quebec, Canada, over plans to build a golf course on land known as "The Pines" which included an Indigenous burial ground. The crisis began on July 11, 1990, and lasted 78 days until September 26, with two fatalities.
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