Oka Crisis
1990
On July 11, the mayor asked Quebec's provincial police force to disrupt the Mohawk protest. According to the Constitution of the Iroquois Confederacy, the caretakers of the land and "progenitors of the nation '', depending on the stock load from Mohawk Warrior Society should not be dropped. A bulldozer destroys the main Mohawk barricade on provincial road 344. The Oka Crisis Ends as armies begin to retreat and the warrior mohawk flag is lowered.
1975-1988
1975
1988
The Oka Golf Club (Club de Golf Oka) renews its lease for 35 years.
The Aborginal people try to claim the land of St-Lawrence River, the Ottawa River and the Lake-Of-Two-Mountains but are rejected by the bases that the Mohawks had not possessed the land continuously since time immemorial.
1956-1970
1956
1959
1970
Mohawk society repossesses and protects Kanien’kehà:ka territories according to the Kaienerekoawa; “the Great Law of Peace”.
A golf course is built on the pines in Mohawk territory without permission by the municipality of Oka.
Mohawk people are limited to 6 kilometer of their own land by the jerk Canadian Government that bought more of the land owned by Sulpicians.
1881-1924
1881
1924
The Canadian Government installs the Elected Band Council system under the Indian Act but still does not recognize Kanehsatà:ke either as Mohawk territory or as an “Indian” reserve.
Third of Mohawk people refuse the government to move off oka when the land is in full possession by the Canadian Government.
1851-1868
1851
1853
1859
1868
Sulpicians change the place name of Kanehsatà:ke to Oka and the Mohawk have no position on land, losing territory.
British parliament officially has granted land on the Supplicants. Algonquins move to Maniwaki
Kanehsatà:ke people protest about treatment when Seminary of St. Sulpice is in charge with authority. At times like this the government offered to put the mohawk people elsewhere.
1676-1763
1676
1717
1721
1763
A Treaty to Paris is signed. France surrenders Canada to Great Britain.
Mission moves to Lac-Des-Deux-Montagnes joining the Kanien’kehà:ka.
King Louis XV orders the seminary to advance and take 9 square miles of property near the Lake of Two-Mountain.
The Seminary of St-Sulpice opens up a mission on Mount Royal to convert the Kanienkehà:ka, Algonquin and Nipissing.
