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    June 23, 2021
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    COMMONS
    REAL ESTATE #5 Oka
    The Oka Crisis was the biggest military confrontation on Canadian soil in more than a century. On its face, it was about a golf course expansion. But for the Mohawks who took up arms, it was the culmination of a centuries-long fight for recognition of their sovereignty and their land.
    Arshy Mann
    Host & Producer, COMMONS
    Jordan Cornish
    Producer, COMMONS
    Damilola Onime
    Producer, Wag the Doug
    Kevin Sexton
    Producer

    Featured in this episode: Thaioronióhte Dan David, Loreen Pindera, Geoffrey York (Globe and Mail)

    Tape from July 11, 1990 recorded by Kahsennahawi Marie David.

     

    To learn more:

    People of the Pines: The Warriors and Legacy of Oka by Loreen Pindera and Geoffrey York

    Kanehsatake: 270 Years of Resistance by Alanis Obomsawin

    Rocks at Whiskey Trench by Alanis Obomsawin

    “The Oka Crisis — looking forward after 30 years” by Thaioronióhte Dan David in CBC News

     

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