CRM 3322 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Ipperwash Crisis, War Measures Act, Criminal Negligence
11 Feb 2018
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1942 - land belonging to the chippewas of kettle and stony point first nation was expropriated under the war measures act to build a military camp. Land contained burial grounds, and was never returned to band. 1972 tensions were rising and in 1993 band members moved back - 1995 military withdrew. 1995 opp moved into remove protesters from the park. Police say protesters were armed protesters say they were not and police used unnecessary force. Dudley george was killed - police officer who killed him was found guilty of criminal negligence. 2003 - liberal government announced public inquiry. Original claim settled in 1998 - 26 million - land was to be cleaned up and returned to. Every band member received bewteen 150,000 - 400,000. 2003 george"s family settled with opp, including 100,000. Began in 2004 - mandate to inquire/report on events surrounding the death of dudley. George, who was shot and killed in 1995.
