ENSC 301 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Precautionary Principle, List Of Auto Parts, Mackenzie Valley Pipeline

• School: Queen's University
• Department: Environmental Studies
• Course: ENSC 301
• Professor: colinkhan

Document Summary

Land dispute between the kanesatake mohawk and the town of oka, quebec between july and september 1990 (conflict lasted 78 days) July 11 - mayor asks the quebec provincial police (surete du quebec) to intervene the protest. Police use tear gas and attempt to storm the blockade. Following a 15-minute fire-fight an officer is shot and killed. Situation escalates when fn across canada and the us join the barricade. Police erect other barricades to limit access to oka: tempers flare as commuters try to get to work some residents started building a highway around the barricade area (now quebec autoroute 30) September 26th - mohawk dismantle their weapons and are taken into custody: golf course was cancelled, other land claims were unresolved, the crisis would eventually lead to the drafting of canada"s fn policing. Positive: led to stronger federal policy in first nations dealing. The mohawk resistance had a profound impact on indigenous peoples in.