A key player in the 1990 Oka crisis is putting most of the blame for the harrowing stand-off on the federal government.
Former Quebec Native Affairs Minister John Ciaccia says Oka could have been avoided if Ottawa had listened to his advice about Mohawk land claims.
Ciaccia makes the allegations in his book, "The Oka Crisis: A Mirror of the Soul,'' which is being released Monday.
Ciaccia says Ottawa could have bought the land at the heart of the dispute and transferred it to Mohawk control, but federal officials dragged their feet.
Instead there was a 78-day armed stand-off that left one Quebec police officer dead and transformed Mohawk communities into battlegrounds.
Tuesday marks the 10-year anniversary of the police raid that triggered the crisis.
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