Oka Crisis Timeline

This is a timeline concerning the Major events involved in the Oka Crisis.

1. 1717 - Land outside of Oka, Quebec is claimed by Mohawk First Nations.
2. 1961 - A nine hole golf course was built on a portion of this land. Mohawks protested, but the golf course had already been built.
3. 1977 - Mohawks file claim on land outside of Oka, Quebec.
4. 1986 - Federal Office of Native Claims turns down Mohawks claim on land on technical grounds.
5. March 8, 1989 - Announcement is made that the golf course will be expanded onto the Mohawk First Nations rightful land.
6. March 10, 1990 - Mohawk Nations Barricade the road leading to the land in question
7. March 11, 1990 - Mohawks start to occupy this land to protect their rights.
8. April 1, 1990 - 300 Mohawk First Nations protest the golf course expansion through the streets of Oka.
9. July 11, 1990 - Police intervene; a gunfight is started and Corporal Marcel Lemay of the Surete du Quebec police force is shot and killed.
10. July 15, 1990 - Police are replaced by the Canadian Armed Forces.
11. August 29, 1990 - Mohawks negotiate with a Corporal. In this negotiation they give up their biggest bargaining chip, the bridge, allowing traffic to start flowing again.
12. September 25, 1990 - Final conflict takes place when Mohawk warrior lights all the flares set up by the army. The army fires a hose at him, but it wasn't high pressure enough to disperse the crowd that had gathered. The Mohawks retaliated by launching water balloons at the army.
13. September 26, 1990 - Mohawks take apart their guns and throw them in the fire, ceremoniously burned tobacco, then marched back to the reserve. Many were detained by Canadian forces.