Throwback: Oka, 35 years after the standoff
This year marks the 35th anniversary of the Oka Crisis, a land dispute between the Mohawks of Kanesatake and the town of Oka, Que. In a violent conflict that began on July 11, 1990, and lasted more than two months, the Mohawks protested against the town of Oka’s plans to build a golf course on land that included an Indigenous burial ground.