The History Of Kanehsatake

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The Ipperwash crisis of 1995 was not the sole conflict over that particular piece of land, and is only the tip of the iceberg for aboriginal history. In fact, this has been an issue since 1760, when the British decided to conquer Canada. Prior to this, Ipperwash was populated by Native people know then to the British as the Kettle and Stony Point people, who had lived there long before any documentation. When the British first established themselves, Ipperwash was a designated area for aboriginal people and was left untouched by the British. However, in 1812, the British decided they wanted to colonize Upper Canada and approached the Native Indians, asking them to cede the land they possessed. This negotiation continued for nine years (1818-1827). Details

The Oregon territory stretched from the pacific coast to the Rocky Mountains passing through the area of “present-day Oregon”, Washington, and most of British Columbia. The Oregon trial to the territory made a border issue, a burning one in the congress. President, James Polk, was ready to settle the boundary of the Oregon territory and brought the idea of this settlement on the 49 degree line to Great Britain. With some midifications to be made, which reserved the whole of Vancouver island to Canada. Great Britain agreed to Polk’s suggestion. I think this is a big part of Canadian history because if they didn't decide to take Canada out of the the Oregon territory it could have been out land to have. Lots of settlers used the Oregon territory,

“Tribe Claims Cross-Border Rights as Hunting Violations Head to Canadian Court” by Emily Schwing is an article about a tribe’s land being used as hunting grounds. This article is very controversial because the Tribe; Sinixt people who had claim over the land was thought to not exist anymore. The Canadian Government had viewed the tribe as no longer existing when the last member of the Tribe had died in 1953. People such as Rick Desautel had then started crossing borders from the United States to Canada and back in 2010 and 2011, hunting on the Sinixt peoples land. This also shows an insight on how important a Tribe’s land really is to them. It is known that if a Tribe member were to get into any sort of conflict the Tribe would provide support

Because the US wanted to take over, the FN people signed the Treaty with the Canadian government. The FN people signed this treaty thinking they were gonna share land & govern their people together but the Canadian government saw this as an opportunity to westernize the FN’s, to make them “better”, & to

This article starts off by stating “(Mohawk) land was being expropriated” by Oka. This is a blatant land claim which states that the land was always Mohawk; that the town as attempting to take this land illegitimately. The article mentions lad claims dating back to 1869 which predate the town buying the land from the church. This issue is shown as being deep rooted by the author. As well the crisis is portrayed as having had little real impact on the speed of negotiations, though it did showcase the strength of aboriginal warriors across the country. This attitude of nothing having changed is clearly not colonial as Canadian media would like to have the optimism that things have gotten better, where first nations must be realists on this issue as it is their

The making of the treaty was a problem and a conflict for several reasons. One is that the Indians didn’t like it. They were very afraid of being moved onto a reservation. They hated being on reservations because they knew that the Americans were going to put them on the same reservation as 40 other tribes. Plus they didn’t want to move onto the same place with an enemy tribe!(Schuster 65) Neither would I. They would probably get into a fight or an all out war actually! Furthermore there were hardly any resources for one tribe, so how were they going to feed several? Especially when there were hundreds in each tribe! (Lambert, 150) Another reason the Indians didn’t like the treaty was because they couldn’t tell if the Americans were telling the truth, America had broken promises and ripped up treaties with other nations and tribes before, why not this one? Then there was the reason about not wanting to cede their land. It was theirs to keep. They had rightfully claimed that land and who were the settlers to take it? They had made that land livable and they were not about to give it up to a nation that was greedy and selfish in their eyes. Another reason why they didn’t like the treaty was that they didn’t want to give up their land. They wanted to be able to hunt and grow plants and fish, use their own herbs, use their own spices without having to beg, buy, and starve.

After twenty years of disputing land claims, there are still differing views over whether the relationship between the First Nations and the government improved. Over the past several decades, indigenous people in Canada have mounted hundreds of collective action events such as marches, road blockades, and land occupations. Moreover, the Oka Crisis is a land dispute between the Mohawks and the town of Oka, that began on July eleventh nineteen ninety and it lasted until the end of September of the same year. The seventy eight day standoff between Quebec police and the Mohawks of Kanesatake garnered a tremendous amount of media attention that summer. The dispute began with the idea of installing a golf course and two condominiums on a stretch

Throughout history, the Native people of North America and the Europeans have continually had arguments and disputes over land. To this day there are still issues trying to be resolved. Twenty years ago, the beginning of one of the most violent and intense land disputes in present day Canada occurred. This event is now referred to as the Oka Crisis, named after the town Oka in Quebec. This crisis caused a confrontation involving the Quebec provincial police, the Canadian armed forces and the Mohawk people.1 The stand that the Mohawk people took in the town of Oka became a major revelation for the aboriginal people spreading awareness of aboriginal rights across Canada.

The main reason for the French and Indian War was the debate of who owned the land above the

The Mohawk that were protesting to protect their traditional land, were bombarded with thousands of aggressive army members. The peaceful standoff turned violent and bloody when the army made contact with the protesters. Both sides of the standoff would be faced with conflicting loyalties because of their culture and nationalities. The Mohawk would be conflicted between defending historical property or being nationalistic to Canada. In the same view, the army would want to follow orders but could be conflicting between standing up against fellow Canadians. The source shows the tension between the contending groups, but also shows how each party felt about the matter. Their faces show the pain that is felt because of the land claim. When the government made the choice to expand a golf course onto the Oka land, even after Mohawk people formed complaints, they were cutting all ties with the Aboriginal group and creating tension within a

There is a controversial issue in regards to immigration. Some believe that immigration needs to be held at a controlled limit, and there needs to be stricter laws placed. Others believe that immigration has made America what is it today, and one should not be stopped for wanting to peruse a better life. I believe that immigrants should be allowed into America because they provide a major positive impact on the economy and that

The acts regarding Aboriginal peoples is a third important aspect of the major terms and conditions set in the constitution act (1867). Throughout the years, Canada has faced many issues regarding the rights of Aboriginal People. “As colonization spread across North America, native peoples often found themselves unwelcome in habitats of their own lands, and Europeans used a combination of force and peaceful means (eg. treaties) to re-settle natives in reserved areas of land.” (McCormack & Bueckert, 2013). The harsh treatment directed towards the aboriginal people made their lives very difficult. It’s hard to imagine why the people who were in Canada before colonies started to form would be kicked out of their own land. After many years of this

The Metis had their land temporarily and had it taken away because the government tricked them into losing their land by handing them a slip that confused them deeply. They deserved that right to land and after, they were poor and homeless. They stole from the HBC because the settlers stole their land and it was only fair. There was also low prices for wheat and the high prices for tractors and such and that made the Metis farmers angry so Riel helped them reach their goal. The Mountain police came in because they were stealing from the HBC. The Metis were hungry and had to attack using all the ammunition they could get because the Mountain Police started to attack when they could’ve just

Conflict between Canada and the First Nations has been going on since the Europeans first arrived. After their arrival the First Nations way of life was hindered severely; The Europeans brought many diseases that the Aboriginal people were unfamiliar with and had no resistance to, or cure for. “By the 16th century about 80% of Canada's Native population had died from the various diseases (Renneboog, 5).” The Europeans also came to Canada with the intentions of taking all of the land for themselves, disregarding the people who occupied the land before them. Over time the Europeans had manipulated the First Nations to their will and the Aboriginals were discriminated for their different complexion, culture, customs, and way of life. But