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Canadian History
July 11,1981
Jul 11, 1981 - A standoff began at Oka, Québec, when police attempted to storm a barricade erected by the Mohawk to block the expansion of a golf course onto land claimed by the Mohawk. The protesters surrendered to soldiers on September 26, after a 2-month-long siege.
Joseph Brant, Mohawk Leader and British Officer 1812
"Every man of us thought that, by fighting for the King, we should ensure ourselves and children a good inheritance."