Kanehsatake Resistance

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Indigenous resistance movement
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Oka_Crisis
gptkbp:cause Expansion of a golf course onto Mohawk land
gptkbp:commemorates Documentaries and books
Annual commemorations in Kanehsatake
gptkbp:conflict Land dispute
gptkbp:duration 78 days
gptkbp:endDate September 26, 1990
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Kanehsatake Resistance
gptkbp:impact Prompted changes in Canadian government policy toward Indigenous peoples
gptkbp:location Kanehsatake, Quebec, Canada
gptkbp:mediaCoverage Extensive national and international media attention
gptkbp:notableFigure gptkb:Ellen_Gabriel
Joe Norton
John Ciaccia
gptkbp:participants gptkb:Canadian_Army
gptkb:Royal_Canadian_Mounted_Police
gptkb:Mohawk_people
gptkb:Sûreté_du_Québec
gptkbp:relatedEvent gptkb:Ipperwash_Crisis
Gustafsen Lake Standoff
gptkbp:result Golf course expansion cancelled
Increased awareness of Indigenous land rights
gptkbp:significance Symbol of Indigenous resistance in Canada
gptkbp:startDate July 11, 1990
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Mohawk_Warrior_Society
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7