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Oka Crisis ends
In the summer of 1990, all eyes were on the small town of Oka for a showdown between native people, Quebec police and eventually the Canadian army. The violent clash was triggered by something as simple as a golf course and as complicated as native burial traditions. The Oka Crisis drew worldwide attention, catapulting native land rights into the spotlight. (Note: Some clips contain explicit language.)
. At one point the military received a court order allowing it to cut off communications behind the barricades, and that included reporters' cellphones. Over the summer police even seized videotape and rolls of film. They detained and questioned reporters who were allowed behind the barricades.
Program: The National
Broadcast Date: Sept. 26, 1990
Guest(s): Mike Myers, Alain Tremblay
Host: Peter Mansbridge
Reporter: Paul Adams, Neil MacDonald
Duration: 7:40
Last updated: January 12, 2012
Page consulted on December 14, 2012
All Clips from this Topic
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The standoff is triggered by something as innocuous as golf.
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Golf bitterly divides the community.
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Mayor of Oka asks Quebec police to remove protesters, by force if nece...
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A police corporal dies from a shot to the face.
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The eyes of the world focus on Oka.
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The federal government and the Mohawks refuse to budge on demands.
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The Canadian army takes down the blockades.
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After 78 days, the Mohawks decide to surrender.
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Oka Mayor Jean Ouellette, the man who sparked the crisis, remains defi...
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A look back at the land claims dispute that sparked the Oka Crisis.
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CBC looks back at the Oka Crisis after a decade.
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The native people remember the dramatic standoff.
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In the summer of 1990, all eyes were on the small town of Oka for a sh...
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A Canadian soldier and a Mohawk warrior test their cool and capture th...