Oka Crisis (1990)

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:historical_event
Indigenous land dispute
gptkbp:casualties 1
gptkbp:casualtyDetails Corporal Marcel Lemay (Sûreté du Québec) killed
gptkbp:cause dispute over land and expansion of a golf course onto Mohawk burial grounds
gptkbp:duration 78 days
gptkbp:endDate 1990-09-26
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Oka Crisis (1990)
gptkbp:legacy influenced Canadian government policy on Indigenous issues
led to creation of the Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples
gptkbp:location gptkb:Oka,_Quebec,_Canada
gptkbp:mediaCoverage extensive national and international coverage
gptkbp:notableFigure gptkb:Ellen_Gabriel
Grand Chief Joseph Norton
gptkbp:participants gptkb:Canadian_Army
gptkb:Mohawk_people
gptkb:Sûreté_du_Québec
Town of Oka
gptkbp:relatedTo Kahnawake Mohawk community
Kanesatake Mohawk community
gptkbp:result increased awareness of Indigenous land rights in Canada
cancellation of golf course expansion
gptkbp:startDate 1990-07-11
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Mohawk_Warrior_Society
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7