The Oka Crisis was a land dispute

Land rights

Land law is the form of law that deals with the rights to use, alienate, or exclude others from land. In many jurisdictions, these species of property are referred to as real estate or real property, as distinct from personal property. Land use agreements, including renting, are an important...

 between a group of Mohawk people and the town of Oka

Oka, Quebec

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, Quebec, Canada which began on July 11, 1990 and lasted until September 26, 1990. At least one person died as a result. The dispute was the first well-publicized violent conflict between First Nations

First Nations

First Nations is a term that collectively refers to various Aboriginal peoples in Canada who are neither Inuit nor Métis. There are currently over 630 recognised First Nations governments or bands spread across Canada, roughly half of which are in the provinces of Ontario and British Columbia. The...

 and the Canadian government in the late 20th century.

The crisis developed from a local dispute between the town of Oka

Oka, Quebec

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 and the Mohawk community of Kanesatake

Kanesatake, Quebec

Kanehsatake is a Mohawk settlement on the shore of the Lake of Two Mountains at the Ottawa River in southwestern Quebec, Canada, near Montreal. The Doncaster 17 Indian Reserve also belongs to the Mohawk of Kanesatake. The population of the community is 1700.The community was formally founded...

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